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Structural
Geology GEOL.5200/GEOL.5220L |
Course Home | Syllabus | Schedule | Supplemental Materials | Links |
Schedule |
Week |
Topic |
Reading |
Assignment |
9/5 |
Structural geology and structural analysis | Chapter 1 | |
9/10 |
Stress | Chapter 4 | Pace and Compass traverse
Chapter 4 Review Questions (1-4, 8) |
9/17 |
Stress (continued) and Rheology | Chapters 6, 5 | Stress Exercise (Experiment 10-1, 10-2, 10-3)
Chapter 6 Review Questions Chapter 5 Review Questions (1-6, 8-13) |
9/24 |
Deformation and strain | Chapters 2, 3 | Field Trip - Maximillians Parking lot. Mapping joints and boudins.
Chapter 2 Review Questions (3-6, 8-9, 11) - Due 10/15 Chapter 3 Review Questions - Due 10/15 |
10/1 |
Deformation and strain (continued) | Stress Exercise (Experiment 10-4, 10-5)
Chapter 7 Review Questions (1-2, 4-5, 9-11) - Due 10/22 |
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10/8 |
Exam I
(10/8) -
Chapt. 4, 5, 6 Stress Exercises |
Analysis of 2-Dimensional Finite Strain (Exercise 15-1, 15-5, 15-6) - Due 10/15
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10/15 |
Fracture and brittle deformation | Chapter 7 | Field Trip - Exit 32 and Maximillians Parking lot. Mapping joints and boudins
Problem Set #1 - Due 10/22 |
10/22 |
Faults | Chapter 9 | Analysis of 2-Dimensional Finite Strain (Exercise 15-7, 15-8, 15-9) - Due 10/29
Chapter 9 Review Questions (1-5, 8) - Due 11/14 |
10/29 |
Deformation at the microscale |
Chapter 11 | Introduction to Stereographic Projections (Exercises 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-5, 5-6, 5-9, 5-11) - Due 11/14
Chapter 11 Review Questions (1-8) - Due 11/14 |
11/5 |
Exam II (11/5) Chapt. 2, 3, 7 Strain Exercises |
Structural Analysis Geothermal System - Due 11/14
Outcrop patterns and geologic maps - Due 11/19 |
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11/12 |
Folds and folding |
Chapter 12 | Chapter 12 Review Questions (1 - 15) - Due 11/19 |
11/19 |
Foliation and cleavage Lineations |
Chapter 13 & 14 |
Sterographic Poles and Rotations (Exercises 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-5, 6-6) - Due 11/26
Chapter 13 & 14 Review Questions - Due 11/26 |
11/26 |
Boudinage Shear zones and mylonites
Comprehensive Structural Analysis Problem
Student Presentations I |
Chapter 15 & 16 |
Chapter 15 & 16 Review Questions - Due 12/10
Comprehensive Structural Analysis Problem - Due 12/10 |
12/3 |
Comprehensive Structural Analysis Problem (cont.) |
Analysis of Data Collected on Field Trips |
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12/10 |
Student presentations II |
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12/12 |
Review |