Structural Geology- Introduction Introduction Structural geology is the study of deformed rocks, and rock deformation. In structural geology, we are faced with a series of natural features that we try to interpret and explain. Each of these features formed through the interplay of external forces on rock materials, and the \local \conditions at the time of deformation. To interpret structures in the natural setting we need to
1. Compare Stearns' Type 1 fracture pattern to the okl and the hk0 joints from the class notes and from the text. Draw a diagram and discuss the nature and occurrence of the fracture(s)