| 1 | | Attitudes of lines and planes | | 1 |
| 2 | | Outcrop patterns and structure contours | | 11 |
| 3 | | Interpretation of geologic maps | | 21 |
| 4 | | Geologic structure sections | | 31 |
| 5 | | Stereographic projection | | 38 |
| 6 | | Folds | | 53 |
| 7 | | Stereographic analysis of folded rocks | | 61 |
| 8 | | Parasitic folds, axial-planar foliations, and superposed folds | | 69 |
| 9 | | Faults | | 76 |
| 10 | | Dynamic and kinematic analysis of faults | | 85 |
| 11 | | A structural synthesis | | 95 |
| 12 | | Rheologic models | | 99 |
| 13 | | Brittle failure | | 107 |
| 14 | | Strain measurement | | 118 |
| 15 | | Construction of balanced cross sections | | 131 |
| 16 | | Deformation mechanisms and microstructures | | 141 |
| 17 | | Introduction to plate tectonics | | 152 |
| App. A | | Measuring attitudes with a Brunton compass | | 165 |
| App. B | | Geologic timescale | | 167 |
| App. C | | Greek letters and their use in this book | | 168 |
| App. D | | Graph for determining exaggerated dips on structure sections with vertical exaggeration | | 169 |
| App. E | | Conversion factors | | 170 |
| App. F | | Common symbols used on geologic maps | | 171 |
| App. G | | Diagrams for use in problems | | 172 |