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Nov 23, 2024
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2020-2021 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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GEOL 433 - Structural Geology
(4 units)
Prerequisites: GEOL 250 GEOL 322 - Crystallography and Mineralogy ; PHYS 151 or PHYS 100A .
Theories/principles of structural geology, orogenesis, and tectonics. Planar/linear structures in naturally deformed rocks. Description, classification, interpretation, and kinematic and dynamic analysis of faults/folds. Field measurement, analysis and mapping of structures. Deformation, strength, fracture, and rheological properties of rocks.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hrs., laboratory 3 hrs., required field trips)
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