Structural Geology 1998

Tentative Syllabus


week Monday Wednesday Friday Lab
1 (3/30) Introduction to course Contacts Outcrop Patterns Geometrical
Principles
2 (4/6) Introduction to strain Introduction to stress Mohr Circle for stress Geometrical
Principles
3 (4/13) Faults--Normal faults Normal, Thrust faults Thrust faults Cross-Sections
4 (4/20) Strike-slip faults Strike-slip faults, fractures Fault, fracture mechanics Cross-Sections
5 (4/27) Fault, fracture mechanics Fault, fracture mechanics Midterm Quiz Maps
6 (5/4) Review Midterm Folds, folding Brittle to ductile trans. Maps
7 (5/11) Intro. to Stereonets Brittle to ductile trans. Rheology Stereonets
8 (5/18) Deformation Mechs. Deformation Mechs. Small-scale Structures Stereonets
9 (5/25) Memorial Day Small-scale Structures Small-scale Structures Small-scale Structs.
10 (6/1) Strain Path Intro to Tectonics Course Review Small-scale Structs.