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Structural geology

Anticline
In geology, an anticline is a type of fold that is an arch-like shape
Boudinage
Structures in rock caused by extension
Brittle–ductile transition zone
The strongest part of the Earth's crust
Cleavage (geology)
Structural geology
Crenulation
Texture of metamorphic rock by deformation
Detachment fault
Geological term associated with large displacements
Ductility (Earth science)
Fabric (geology)
Spatial and geometric configuration of all the elements that make up a rock
Fault (geology)
Fracture or discontinuity in rock across which there has been displacement
Fold (geology)
Stack of originally planar surfaces
Foliation (geology)
Repetitive layering in metamorphic rocks
Fracture (geology)
Geologic structure
Horst and graben
Topography consisting of alternating raised and lowered fault blocks
Joint (geology)
Geological term for a type of fracture in rock
Lineation (geology)
A descriptive and nongenetic term for any kind of linear structure within or on a rock
Shear (geology)
In geology, the response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress
Shear zone
Structural discontinuity surface in the Earth's crust and upper mantle
Strike and dip
Orientation or attitude of a geologic feature
Structural basin
Geological depression
Structural geology
Science of the description and interpretation of deformation in the Earth's crust
Syncline
Type of geological fold
Thrust fault
A type of reverse fault that has a dip of 45 degrees or less
Vein (geology)
Sheetlike body within a rock