This course provides instruction in various aspects of preparing and presenting geologic reports. Data collection in the field, library research, organization and presentation of oral reports, and photo and graphic illustration are introduced in this course. Open only to geology majors and minors. Vigorous hiking is required. Lecture one hour, laboratory three hours.
Discussions focus on issues of sustainability.
Laboratory exercises focus on earth materials, hazards and hazards mapping, perturbations of the geological environment, and development activities that are geologically dependent. Not open to students who have completed GLY courses numbered above 2500. This course includes a study of the microscopic, mesoscopic, and macroscopic features, the mineralogy, and the chemistry of rocks, plus the study of petrogenetic theory. Grain mounts are used in the study of principles. Characterization of minerals in thin section analysis is introduced.