Geology 320: Structural Geology

Tentative Schedule of Classes Fall  Semester

Class No.       Lecture Topic                       Labs    

Class 1                  Geologic Structures              Lab

Class 2                   Rock Attitudes                       1     Attitudes

Class 3                   Stress

Class 4                    Mohrs Circle                          2     Mohrs Circle

Class 5                    Deformation                                           

Class 6                    Deformation Rates                  3      Structure Contours/3-pt        

Class 7                    Three Point Problems

Class 8                     Brittle Deformation                 4     Three Point Problems

Class 9                    Joints and Veins

Class 10                   Test 1                                     5      Thickness Problems                                                                                                                               

Class 11                  Faults                                     

Class 12                 Normal Faults                          6      Stereographic Analysis

Class 13                  Reverse Faults                                                       

Class 14                  Strike Slip Faults                      7     Stereographic Analysis

Class 15                  Ductile Structures

Class 16                  Field Trip                                8      Baraboo WI  

Class 17                 Test 2

Class 18                 Folds; Student Presentation        9      Geologic Maps

Class 19                  Folds

Class 20                   Fold and Thrust Belts               10    Stereographic Analysis

Class 21                  Geologic Cross Sections

Class 22                  Fabrics                                      11      Geologic Cross Sections

Class 23                 Shear Sense Indicators

Class 24                  Shear Sense                               12      Shear Sense

Class 25                 Geologic Maps

Class 26                   Test 3                                      13    Geologic X-Sections & Maps

Class 27                 Review                            

 

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