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Tectonics and Structural Geology

John Ramsay

TS Must-Read – Ramsay (1980) Shear zone geometry: a review

January 21, 2021
TS Must-Read – Ramsay (1980) Shear zone geometry: a review

Ramsay’s 1980 important contribution is a practical and theoretical handbook about shear zones, where the reader can find a detailed classification of shear zones, their description, and mathematical explanation. A definition of the concept of shear zones opens the article, followed by the shear zones classification into three types, namely brittle (e.g., Fig. 1a), brittle-ductile (e.g., Fig ...[Read More]

Folding and Fracturing of Rocks – 50 years of research since the seminal textbook of JG. Ramsay

May 9, 2017
Folding and Fracturing of Rocks – 50 years of research since the seminal textbook of JG. Ramsay
Janos Urai from RWTH University of Aachen presenting geo-art to John Ramsay. Credit: Susanne Buiter

John G. Ramsay1 wrote his seminal textbook on the folding and fracturing of rocks in 1957, almost 20 years before I was born (and I don’t count myself as young!). So why did I co-convene a session at EGU in 2017 to celebrate the book? Because the book, in many ways, expresses the legacy that John has given to structural geology. He followed it with a series of books of the same ilk – Ramsay ...[Read More]