The Importance of Structural Geology: Understanding the Earth's Internal Processes
Oil & Gas Exploration: Faults and folds often act as "traps" for hydrocarbons.
4.2 Faults (Fractures with shear displacement)
1.1 Definition Structural geology is the study of the three-dimensional distribution of rock units with respect to their deformational histories. The primary goal is to understand the geometry, kinematics (movement), and dynamics (forces) of rock deformation.