What is structure?

Any feature produced in rock is structure.

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 STRUCTURE: Features seen in rocks is known as structure.

PRIMARY STRUCTURE: Formed at the time of rock formation.

SECONDARY STRUCTURE: After rock formation due to movement.

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 STRUCTURE: A feature produced in rock by movements after deposition,
and commonly after consolidation of the rock.
STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY: The study of the structural features of rocks,
the geographical distribution of the features, and their causes.
It is the study of the arrangement or the architecture of the rocks of the
earth's crust that has resulted from deformation. It is concerned primarily
with the geometry i.e., size and shape of the rocks. Plains, plateaus and
mountain ranges are broad features of the earth surface produced by
deformation of the earth's crust.

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 STRUCTURE: A feature produced in rock by movements after deposition,
and commonly after consolidation of the rock.

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY: The study of the structural features of rocks,

the geographical distribution of the features, and their causes.
It is the study of the arrangement or the architecture of the rocks of the
earth's crust that has resulted from deformation. It is concerned primarily
with the geometry i.e., size and shape of the rocks. Plains, plateaus and
mountain ranges are broad features of the earth surface produced by
deformation of the earth's crust.

The rock that comprise them have certain structural features called folds,
faults, joints and unconformities.

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 SCOPE: Knowledge of structural forms is as important to the geologist
as knowledge of anatomy to the physiologist. Knowledge of structural
geology is central to our understanding of the earth either as a whole
or in its myriad parts.
The scope of the field is vast, ranging from the broadest framework of
the earth's interior and the major crustal elements to the fine detail of
rock fabric. It includes description of the geometry and the spatial
relationships of rock bodies on the one hand and the processes by
which these relationship come into existence on the other.

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 SCOPE: Knowledge of structural forms is as important to the geologist
as knowledge of anatomy to the physiologist. Knowledge of structural
geology is central to our understanding of the earth either as a whole
or in its myriad parts.
The scope of the field is vast, ranging from the broadest framework of
the earth's interior and the major crustal elements to the fine detail of
rock fabric. It includes description of the geometry and the spatial
relationships of rock bodies on the one hand and the processes by
which these relationship come into existence on the other.

The crust of the earth is made up of igneous, sedimentary and

metamorphic rocks. Of these, the sedimentary rocks are by far the
most suitable ones for studying the common types of structures
superimposed upon them during epeirogenic and orogenic
movements.

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 TECTONICS: The study of the broader structural features of the
earth and their causes.

A true understanding of the subject involves a knowledge of:-

1. The physical properties of rocks.

2. The external forces that are applied, transformed or
transmitted.
3. The internal stress and strains resulting therefrom.

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