296-492 Crustal Movements:  Fall 2004

Steve Dutch LS 402  Phone: 465-2246
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WEEK TOPIC READING
Sep 3 Introduction Uyeda
Sep. 6-10 Overview of Plate Tectonics Uyeda
Sep. 13-17 Ridges and Transforms Uyeda; Dennis 1
Sep. 20-24 Subduction and Orogeny Dennis 2,15
Sep. 27-Oct. 1 Plate Tectonics and Earth History  
Oct. 4-8 Folds and Mountain Belts Dennis 6-10
Oct. 11-15 Intrusions Dennis 16
Oct. 18-22 Impact and Explosion Structures  
Oct. 25-29 Spring Break  
Nov. 1-5 Cross-section Methods Dennis 3,4, App. A
Nov. 8-12 Spherical Projections Dennis App. A
Nov. 15-19 Spherical Projections Dennis App. A
Nov. 22-24 Stress and Strain Dennis 5, App. B
     
Nov. 25-28 Thanksgiving Break  
Nov. 29-Dec. 3 Stress and Strain Dennis 5, App. B
Dec.6-10 Gravity and Magnetics  
Dec.13-15 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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