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GLY4400 Syllabus<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Structural Geology\/Tectonics (GLY4400, Section 2308Z)<\/strong>
\nLecture Location:<\/strong> WH101
\nLecture Time:<\/strong> Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Period 3 (08:30-09:20)
\nLecture Textbook:<\/strong>
\nFoundations of Structural Geology<\/em> by R.G. Park
\nPublisher: Chapman & Hall; 3rd edition (August 1997)
\nISBN: 0412644002
\nThis book was first published in 1983, and several editions have been published since.
\nOptional Textbook:<\/strong>
\nEarth Structure: An introduction to structural geology and tectonics. <\/em>by B. van der Pluijm and S. Marshak. (McGraw Hill) 2nd Edition (2001).
\nLab Instructor:<\/strong> Laura Gregory (Office: WH 261)
\nLab Time:<\/strong> Thursday, Periods 2-3 (08.30-10.25) or Periods 4-5 (10.40-12.35)
\nLab Locationr:<\/strong> WH 215
\nLab Manual:<\/strong> Basic Methods of Structural Geology<\/em>, by S. Marshak and G. Mitra (Prentice Hall) 1st Edition (1988)
\nGrading:<\/strong> 30% Lab, 20% Test 1, 20% Test 2, 30% Final Exam
\nLecture Schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Topic<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Chapter in Park\/VanD<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

1\/8<\/td>\nIntrodoction<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/10-1\/12<\/td>\nStress, Strain<\/td>\n5, 6\/3, 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/15<\/td>\nMartin Luther King Day (no class)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/17<\/td>\nStrain (continued)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/19-1\/26<\/td>\nRheology and behavior of materials<\/td>\n7\/5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/29-2\/7<\/td>\nDetermination of strain in rocks<\/td>\n8\/4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2\/9<\/td>\nTEST 1<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2\/12<\/td>\nContacts (depositional contacts, unconfomities, introduction to faults, intrusive contacts)<\/td>\n2, 11?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2\/14-2\/16<\/td>\nPrimary Structures (cross bedding, graded bedding, etc.)<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2\/19<\/td>\nFractures: Joints<\/td>\n2\/7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2\/21-2\/23<\/td>\nFracures: Faults<\/td>\n2, 9\/8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2\/26-2\/28<\/td>\nFolds<\/td>\n3, 10\/10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3\/2-3\/7<\/td>\nFoliations and Lineations<\/td>\n4\/11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3\/9<\/td>\nTEST 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3\/12-3\/16<\/td>\nSpring Break<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3\/19<\/td>\nIntroduction to Plate Tectonics and Mountain Building<\/td>\n13, 14\/14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3\/21-3\/23<\/td>\nNature of Earth’s Interior<\/td>\n13\/14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3\/26-3\/38<\/td>\nDivergent Plate Boundaries and Passive Margins<\/td>\n15\/15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3\/30-4\/2<\/td>\nField Methods Field Trip (no class)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/4-4\/13<\/td>\nConvergent Plate Boundaries<\/td>\n15\/16, 17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/16<\/td>\nConservative (Transform) Plate Boundaries<\/td>\n15\/18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/18-4\/23<\/td>\nDrving Forces of Plate Tectonics<\/td>\n14\/14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/25<\/td>\nReview (last week)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5\/2<\/td>\nFINAL EXAM (12:30 – 14:30)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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