GEOL 2300: STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY

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TUESDAYS
THURSDAYS
08/26

Course Introduction
Plate Tectonics (PDF)
08/31

Introduction to Structural Measurements: Strike/Dip and Trend/Plunge (PDF)
09/02

 Map Interpretation:
Horizontal and Dipping Strata
(Benneson and Moseley, Ch 1)
09/07

Stress and Strain
Brittle Structures: Joints and Fractures (PDF)
09/16
 Map Interpretation:
Horizontal and Dipping Strata on Google Earth (PDF)
09/21
 Brittle Structures: Faults (PDF)
09/23
 Map Interpretation: Three-Point Problems
(Benneson and Moseley, Ch 2)
Optional Weekend Fieldtrip: NYSGA
09/28
 Ductile Structures: Folds (PDF)
09/30
 Map Interpretation: Faults
(Benneson and Moseley, Ch 6)
10/05
 Ductile Structures: Fabrics (PDF)
10/07
 Map Interpretation: Folding
(Benneson and Moseley, Ch 4)
Required Overnight Fieldtrip, 10/09-10/11
10/12
 Identifying and Describing Structures and Fabrics in Hand Sample
10/14
 Stereonets:
Approximate Plotting of Lines and Planes
(Lisle and Leyshon, Ch 7)

Required Fieldtrip, Sunday 10/17
Inwood Park, Manhattan
(Base Map, Assignment)
10/19

Lecture and Map Midterm
(Fold Analysis Map)

10/21
 Stereonets:
Precise Plotting of Lines and Planes
(Lisle and Leyshon, Ch 10, 11)
10/26
 Mechanisms of Deformation (Rheology)
10/28
 Precise Plotting of Lines and Planes with software
Stereonet Freeware (Link to Download Site)
11/02
 Open Day (Catch-Up or Review)
11/04
 Stereonets: Fold Analysis
(Lisle and Leyshon, Ch 22, 23, 24)
11/09 Rifts and Spreading Centers (PDF)   Stereonets:
Apparent Dip and Determining Angles
(Lisle and Leyshon, Ch 15, 16, 17)
Orogens (PDF)
11/11
  
11/23
 Stereonet Midterm
11/30
 Death Valley Map Analysis Project
Inwood Project Due
12/02
 Death Valley Map Analysis Project
12/07
 Death Valley Map Analysis Project
12/09
 Death Valley Map Analysis Project