Introduction to structural geology
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What is structural geology
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The structural geology studies the deformation process of rocks, strata, and masses under geological stress condition.

How to study structural geology
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The first part should understand **the concept of structural geology** and **fundamental elements** involved in structural analysis.

- Introduction of structural geology
- Fundamental elements in geo-bodies

Then we can move to the stress and stress aspect of rocks

- :doc:`Basis of stress analysis <stress>`
- Basis of strain analysis
- Rock mechanical properties

After that, the behaviors of micro-deformation could be described:

- Foliation structures
- Lineation structures
- Geometry analysis of folds
- Contributing factors of folds deformation
- Joint structures

Then we could move to marcro-deformation:

- Faulting effect
- Normal faulting
- Reverse faulting
- Strike faulting
- Ductile shear zone

Above is the logistics for structural geology.