Monday, October 20
Hot Spot Volcanism: Yellowstone and Hawaii
Continental Rifting

Reading for Monday: In Chapter 4, p. 95-99, and Chapter 6, p. 157-159, there are descriptions of Hot Spot Volcanoes followed by Continental Rifting.
 

Wednesday, October 22
Intrusive igneous Rocks
Plate Tectonics and the Sierra Nevada

Reading for Wednesday: Sections 6.5-6.6 (p. 147-152) contain some good material on intrusive rocks.  Take special note of figure 6.14.
 

Friday, October 24
Mini Quiz
Accretionary Tectonics

Reading for Friday: Read the selection on accreted terranes in chapter 11 (p. 339 and figure 11.31).  Weíll see an excellent video on the topic for the second half of lecture.

On to Week 5