Fractals and Dynamic Systems in Geoscience

I Deformation and Tectonic Structures

1 Crustal Deformation and Fractals, a Review

2 Scaling Laws of Fragmentation

3 Fractal Structure and Deformation of Fractured Rock Masses

4 Multi-Scale Model of Damage Evolution in Stochastic Rocks: Fractal Approach

5 Fractal Characteristics of Joint Development in Stochastic Rocks

6 Correlation of Fractal Surface Description Parameters with Fracture Toughness

7 Fractal Dimension of Fracture Patterns a Computer Simulation

8 The Formation of Extensional Veins: An Application of the Cantor-Dust Model

9 Fractal Fault Displacements: A Case Study from the Moray Firth, Scotland

10 High-Temperature Viscoelastic Behaviour and Long Time Tail of Rocks

11 The Fractal Geometry of Patterned Structures in Numerical Models of Rock Deformation

II Physical Features and Behaviour of the Earth

12 Non-Linear Processes in Earthquake Prediction Research, a Review

13 Fractal Analysis as a Tool to Detect Seismic Cycle Phases

14 Binary Descriptions of Stick-Slip Phenomena

15 Main Topics of Fractal Research into Earthquakes in China, a Review

16 Evidence for Self-Similarities in the Harmonic Development of Earth Tides

17 Global Relief: Evidence of Fractal Geometry

III Formation, Structure and Distribution of Minerals and Matter

18 Fractal Geometry and the Mining Industry, a Review

19 The Fractal Distribution of Gold Deposits: Two Examples from the Zimbabwe Archaean Craton

20 Self-Organization of Mineral Fabrics

21 The Formation and Fragmentation of Periodic Bands Through Precipitation and Ostwald Ripening

22 Agates, Geodes, Concretions and Orbicules: Self-Organized Zoning and Morphology

23 The Formation of Manganese Dendrites as the Mineral Record of Flow Structures

24 Structure and Fractal Properties in Geological Crystallization Processes Due to Nucleation and Growth

25 Fractal Structure of Quasicrystals

26 Protolytic Weathering of Montmorillonite, Described by Its