296-492 Crustal Movements:  Spring 2002

Steve Dutch LS 116  Phone: 465-2246
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WEEK TOPIC READING
Jan. 23-28 Introduction Uyeda
Jan. 28 - Mar. 1 Overview of Plate Tectonics Uyeda
Feb. 4-8 Ridges and Transforms Uyeda; Dennis 1
Feb. 11-15 Subduction and Orogeny Dennis 2,15
Feb. 18-22 Plate Tectonics and Earth History  
Feb. 25-Mar. 1 Folds and Mountain Belts Dennis 6-10
Mar. 4-8 Intrusions Dennis 16
Mar. 11-15 Impact and Explosion Structures  
Mar. 16-24 Spring Break  
Mar. 25-29 Cross-section Methods Dennis 3,4, App. A
Apr. 1-5 Spherical Projections Dennis App. A
Apr. 8-12 Stress and Strain Dennis 5, App. B
Apr. 15-19 Stress and Strain Dennis 5, App. B
Apr. 22-26 Gravity and Magnetics  
Apr. 29-May 3 Seismic Sounding Methods  

Final: Friday May 17, 1:00-3:00, LS 327

Texts:

Uyeda, The New View of the Earth
Dennis, Structural Geology


Course Notes On-Line

Part 1 - Plate Tectonics

Overview of Plate Tectonics

Ridges and Transforms

Subduction and Orogeny

The Geosyncline Concept
Orogeny

Plate Tectonics and Earth History

Global Plate Configurations 750 m.y-Present
Global Plate Configurations - 1979 Data. See how our knowledge of plate motions changed over 15 years.
Closure of the Tethys
The Pacific Coast of North America

Part 2 - Structures in the Earth

Stress and Strain

Stress and Strain: Basic Terms and Concepts
Strain Parameters
Understanding Shear

Faults and Earthquakes

Folds and Mountain Belts

Intrusions

Impact and Explosion Structures

Part 3 - Techniques

Part 4 - Geophysics

Gravity and Magnetics

Seismic Sounding Methods


FINAL EXAM: Friday. May 14, 1-3 PM, LS 331

TEXT (On Reserve): Dennis, Structural Geology plus Reserve Binder

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