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==Other fields of tectonic studies== ===Salt tectonics=== {{Main article|Salt tectonics}} Salt tectonics is concerned with the structural geometries and deformation processes associated with the presence of significant thicknesses of [[rock salt]] within a sequence of rocks. This is due both to the low density of salt, which does not increase with burial, and its low strength.<ref name="Hudec_&_Jackson_2007">{{Cite journal |last=Hudec |first=M.R. |last2=Jackson |first2=M.P.A. |date=2007 |title=Terra infirma: Understanding salt tectonics |journal=Earth-Science Reviews |volume=82 |issue=1β2 |pages=1β28 |doi=10.1016/j.earscirev.2007.01.001}}</ref> ===Neotectonics=== {{Main article|Neotectonics}} Neotectonics is the study of the motions and deformations of the [[Earth's crust]] ([[geology|geological]] and [[geomorphology|geomorphological]] processes) that are current or recent in [[Geologic time scale|geological time]]. The term may also refer to the motions and deformations themselves. The corresponding time frame is referred to as the ''neotectonic period''. Accordingly, the preceding time is referred to as ''palaeotectonic period''.<ref>"Encyclopedia of Coastal Science" (2005), Springer, {{ISBN|978-1-4020-1903-6}}, Chapter 1: "Tectonics and Neotectonics" {{doi|10.1007/1-4020-3880-1}} </ref> ===Tectonophysics=== {{Main article|Tectonophysics}} Tectonophysics is the study of the physical processes associated with deformation of the crust and mantle from the scale of individual mineral grains up to that of tectonic plates.<ref>{{Citation |last=Foulger |first=Gillian R. |title=The Plate Theory for Volcanism |date=2021 |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/B9780081029084001053 |work=Encyclopedia of Geology |pages=879β890 |access-date=2023-10-23 |publisher=Elsevier |language=en |doi=10.1016/b978-0-08-102908-4.00105-3 |isbn=978-0-08-102909-1|url-access=subscription }}</ref> ===Seismotectonics=== {{Main article|Seismotectonics}} Seismotectonics is the study of the relationship between earthquakes, active tectonics, and individual [[Fault (geology)|faults]] in a region. It seeks to understand which faults are responsible for seismic activity in an area by analysing a combination of regional tectonics, recent instrumentally recorded events, accounts of historical earthquakes, and geomorphological evidence. This information can then be used to quantify the [[seismic hazard]] of an area.<ref name="Slejko_2012">{{Cite book |title=Recent Evolution and Seismicity of the Mediterranean Region |date=2012 |publisher=Springer |isbn=9789401120166 |editor-last=E. Boschi |editor-first=E. |chapter=A review of the Eastern Alps β Northern Dinarides Seismotectonics |editor-last2=Mantovani |editor-first2=E. |editor-last3=Morelli |editor-first3=A. |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gbbvCAAAQBAJ&dq=seismotectonics+definition&pg=PA251}}</ref> ===Impact tectonics=== Impact tectonics is the study of modification of the lithosphere through high velocity impact cratering events.<ref>{{cite book | veditors=Koeberl C, Henkel H | date= 2005 | title=Impact Tectonics | series= Impact Studies | publisher=Springer Berlin Heidelberg | url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27548-7 | doi=10.1007/3-540-27548-7| isbn= 978-3-540-24181-2 }}</ref> ===Planetary tectonics=== Techniques used in the analysis of tectonics on Earth have also been applied to the study of the [[Planetary science|planets]] and their moons, especially [[tectonics on icy moons|icy moons]].<ref name=Watters_etal_2010/>
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