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2005-2006 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2005-2006 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

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GEOL 19 - Structural Geology


Every other Fall
Basic elements of stress and strain and their relationship to the development of natural structures in the earth’s crust. The mechanism and results of folding and faulting of sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks during mountain building set in the context of the new global plate tectonic theories. Laboratory case histories include interpretation of structures found in the Appalachian and Cordilleran mountain belts. (2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.)

Credits: 3 s.h.





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