Tectonics / Тектоника

TECTONICS and structural geology are closely related in both their subject matter and their approach to the study of Earth's evolution. Although traditionally taught as courses that are distinct from the other branches of geological study such as petrology, paleontology, and geophysics, tectonics and structural geology have large areas of interdependence and overlap with these other fields. The overall goal of geology is to understand the evolution of a single planet, after all, and the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle must ultimately fit together. The practice and study of tectonics and structural geology require a familiarity with the scientific method and with a variety of standard techniques of data acquisition and analysis. Thus, an overview of tectonics and structural geology and a discussion of some of these basic techniques are the topics of Part I. <...>