GEL 3300 - Structural Geology Winter 2012 – Lecture T-Th 1:00 2:30pm 1151 Old Main – – Lab T or Th 3:00 5:30pm 0319 Old Main – – Instructor: Sarah Brownlee 0224.4 Old Main, , 313-577-6223 Office hours: T-Th 9:00 11:00am – Text: Structural Geology of and Regions by Davis, Reynolds, and Kluth 3rd Edition (ISBN: 978-0-471-15231-6) Lab Text: Methods of Structural Geology by Marshak and Mitra (ISBN: 0-13-065178-8) Course Syllabus (subject to change) Week Lecture Topics Readings Lab Topics of Jan 9 Overview/Introduction Ch. 1 No lab Part I - Fundamentals Nature of Structural Geology Jan 16 Displacement and Strain Ch. 2 Lab 1 Measuring Attitude – and Location Jan 23 Force, Stress, and Strength Ch. 2,3 Lab 2 Measuring Strain – Jan 30 Deformation Mechanisms and Ch. 3,4 Lab 3 Analyzing data from – Microstructures deformation experiments Feb 6 Exam 1 Thursday Feb. 9th Ch. 4 Lab 4 Stereonets – – Feb 13 Part II Structures Ch. 5 Lab 5 Geologic Map – – Joints Interpretation 1 Feb 20 Faults Ch. 6 Lab 6 Constructing contour – maps Feb 27 Folds Ch. 7 Lab 7 Slip and Separation; – Seismic profile data; Interpretive Mar 5 Fault-Fold interactions Ch. 8 Lab 7 continued. Exam 2 Thursday, 8th – Mar 12 Spring Break Mar 19 Foliation and Lineation Ch. 9 Lab 8 Constructing and – balancing Mar 26 Field Trip: March 28 31 Lab 9 Field notebooks – – April 2 Shear Zones and Progressive Ch. 10 Lab 10 Geologic Map – Deformation Interpretation 2 April 9 Part III - Tectonics Ch. 11 Lab 11 Estimating strain – Active Tectonics using Fry and Rf/ methods 16 Tectonic History of North America Ch. 11 No Lab April Exam 3 Thursday, April 26th – 1:00 4:00 pm 23 –
GEL 3300 - Structural Geology – Winter 2012 Lecture – T-Th 1:00 – 2:30pm 1151 Old Main Lab – T or Th 3:00 – 5:30pm 0319 Old Main Instructor: Sarah Brownlee 0224.4 Old Main, , 313-577-6223 Office hours: T-Th 9:00 – 11:00am Text: Structural Geology of and Regions by Davis, Reynolds, and Kluth 3rd Edition (ISBN: 978-0-471-15231-6) Lab Text: Methods of Structural Geology by Marshak and Mitra (ISBN: 0-13-065178-8) Course Syllabus (subject to change) Week of Lecture Topics Readings Lab Topics Jan 9 Overview/Introduction Part I - Fundamentals Nature of Structural Geology Ch. 1 No lab Jan 16 Displacement and Strain Ch. 2 Lab 1 – Measuring Attitude and Location Jan 23 Force, Stress, and Strength Ch. 2,3 Lab 2 – Measuring Strain Jan 30 Deformation Mechanisms and Microstructures Ch. 3,4 Lab 3 – Analyzing data from deformation experiments Feb 6 Exam 1 – Thursday Feb. 9th Ch. 4 Lab 4 – Stereonets Feb 13 Part II – Structures Joints Ch. 5 Lab 5 – Geologic Map Interpretation 1 Feb 20 Faults Ch. 6 Lab 6 – Constructing contour maps Feb 27 Folds Ch. 7 Lab 7 – Slip and Separation; Seismic profile data; Interpretive Mar 5 Fault-Fold interactions Exam 2 – Thursday, 8th Ch. 8 Lab 7 continued. Mar 12 Spring Break Mar 19 Foliation and Lineation Ch. 9 Lab 8 – Constructing and balancing Mar 26 Field Trip: March 28 – 31 Lab 9 – Field notebooks April 2 Shear Zones and Progressive Deformation Ch. 10 Lab 10 – Geologic Map Interpretation 2 April 9 Part III - Tectonics Active Tectonics Ch. 11 Lab 11 – Estimating strain using Fry and Rf/ methods 16 Tectonic History of North America Ch. 11 No Lab April 23 Exam 3 – Thursday, April 26th 1:00 – 4:00 pm
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