The grade is determined through a combination of midterms, laboratory exams and a final. The description and origin of the structure of the earth's crust. Three lectures and one laboratory session weekly. Topics include basic structural geometry, stress and strain, the formation of microscopic and macroscopic rock structures, structural provinces and plate tectonics. This is a core course for concentrators but is open to all who require a basic knowledge of structural geology.
Evaluation is based on two hour-long exams, a final exam and the laboratory exercises and exams.
Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions by G.H. Davis is the required text and additional readings will be assigned. Principles of Geochemistry. Instruction is directed toward how geochemical methods, such as stable isotope and trace element analysis, radioactive age dating, and aqueous chemistry at low to high temperature and pressure can unravel and provide insight into the origin and chemical evolution of the Earth. 348 or 468 and Geol. Evolution of the Primates.