Structural Geology

Catalog description

Principles of structural geology, including classification, criteria for recognition, and mechanics of formation of crustal structural features. Elementary concepts of rock mechanics. Discussion of important tectonic features of the continents and oceans. Three hours of lecture per week. A two-day weekend field trip visits “classic” structural localities in the East. The laboratory component, GEO 369 , must be taken concurrently; a common grade for both courses will be assigned.