GEOS 360 - Structural Geology

(4 S.H.)

Study of faulting, folding, mechanics of rock deformation and structural techniques. Principles of plate tectonics and mountain building. Lecture and laboratory with required 2-3 day field trip. Prerequisites: GEOS 301 - Field and Analytical Methods I, GEOS 305 - Minerals and Rocks, and PHYS 201 - General Physics I or PHYS 221 - University Physics I. Grade only. Offered annually (usually fall semester).