Professor Stephen Nelson of Tulane University created this resource on rock deformation. A synopsis and overview of principles associated with physical rock deformation is provided. Nelson also briefly touches on...

This Oceanus article describes the work of Greg Hirth, a geologist studying rock deformation and crystallography. It discusses how rocks deform as a function of pressure and heat (called rheology) and includes a short...

This report describes a study in which seismic profiling was used to re-interpret the origin of Upheaval Dome, Utah, a geologic structure that was originally thought to be the results of a salt diapir, but which the...