Structural Geology 2007

Tentative Syllabus



week Monday Wednesday Friday Lab
1 (4/2) Introduction to course Contacts
homework 1 due
Outcrop Patterns Geometrical
Principles





2 (4/19) Introduction to stress  Mohr Circle for stress Finish stress; faults Geometrical
Principles





3 (4/16) Faults--Normal faults
homework 2 due
Normal, Thrust faults Thrust faults Cross-Sections





4 (4/23) Strike-slip faults
homework 3 due
Strike-slip faults, fractures Fault, fracture mechanics  Cross-Sections





5 (4/30) Guest Speaker
Midterm Review   Midterm Exam
Maps





6 (5/7) Brittle-ductile trans  Brittle-ductile transition
 Folds and Folding Maps





7 (5/14) Intro. to Stereonets
Homework 4 due
  Stereonets Folds and folding
Homework 5 due
Stereonets





8 (5/21) Deformation Mechs. Deformation Mechs. Small-scale Structures Stereonets





9 (5/28) Memorial Day Small-scale Structures Small-scale Structures Small-scale Structs.





10 (6/4) Strain Path Intro to Tectonics Course Review Small-scale Structs.