GE 285 Introduction to Structural Geology (Fall: 4)
Prerequisite:
GE 134
Corequisite:
GE 286
Offered Biennially
The goal of this course is the development of skills in the structural analysis
of rock bodies as seen in outcrops, or small areas, to gain an understanding
of the geometries, sequencing, and kinematics of deformational features.
Structures such as folds, faults, foliations, lineations and shear zones
will be considered at various scales, as visible in the field or in thin
section. I will also discuss some inter- and intra-granular deformation
mechanism. The 3-hour laboratory consists of in-class problems and some
field-based problems.
Yvette Kuiper
Last Updated: 18-JAN-08