Structural Geology

Structural Geology studies how rocks deform under stress and how Earthâ€™s crust records movement, compression, extension, and shearing over time. Students examine folds, faults, fractures, joints, and tectonic structures to understand how geological forces shape mountain belts, basins, fault zones, and crustal architecture.

Faults

Study fractures where rock masses move relative to one another, including normal, reverse, thrust, and strike-slip fault systems.
Folds

Examine bent and curved rock layers formed by compressive forces, ductile deformation, and regional tectonic stress.
Rock Deformation

Learn how rocks respond to stress through brittle failure, ductile flow, strain, fracture, and permanent structural change.

Structural Geology

Faults

Folds

Rock Deformation