International Journal on Computational Sciences & Applications (IJCSA) Vol.4, No.6,December 2014 DOI:10.5121/ijcsa.2014.4604 47       M. A. J. Guerra 1 and Vania V. Estrela 2 1 MAJOCEAN, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, CEP 21003-112 2 Department of Telecommunications, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Duque de Caxias, RJ, Brazil, CEP 25086-132 ABSTRACT The foremost by-product of this paper is the automation of geological undertakings, for instance, dealing with exceptionally thin sections of rocks that were subjected to deformation alongside finite steps of time which can be recorded in video for later analysis using image processing and numerical analysis procedures. Markers are used in order to trace gradients of deformation over a sample and study other mechanical properties. Image processing and video sequence analysis can be a very powerful investigation tool and this paper shows preliminary results from its use on microtectonics. The proposed algorithm is a combination of two well-known approaches: feature extraction and block matching. KEYWORDS Motion Detection, Grain Deformation, Deformation Models, Image Analysis, Template Matching. 1.INTRODUCTION Tectonics is the study of significant features in planetary lithospheres that produced deformation. So, tectonics is concerned with the nature and origin of features that would be noticeable in a single glimpse at local geologic maps, plots of the physical appearance of the earth, or images of planets and moons as, for example, marine basins and continents, regionally created faults, fractures systems, mountain ranges, topographically controlled shields, and volcanic arcs. Countless tectonic features on earth are right away evident because they contribute to the physical appearance of the environment. Studies in tectonics seek not only to characterize large-scale features, but also to investigate the deformation forces and displacements responsible for them. Tectonic research is intrinsically multi-disciplinary and integrative, and, like the Greek tecton (builder), it uses numerous tools. To study the growth and decay of mountainous topography, the forces and displacements at relevant plate boundaries can be investigated. Other important phenomena are: (a) the influence of climate on fluvial erosion; and (b) the influence of orogenic topography on local precipitation and global climate. Tectonics covers geological time as a whole, from the early history of the globe and solar system to the immediate present. In order to explain large-scale features, complement studies of active, current tectonic processes with investigations concentrated on the geologic record of past events are needed. Despite the long term use of rock as a construction material, probably as old as civilization itself, it was only throughout the last two centuries that the need to understand and measure the forces acting in the rock became urgent. The foundation of tall buildings and long bridges, the excavation of lengthy tunnels and deep mines and the drilling of profound wells can only be