Geology 2300: Structural Geology

Fall 2010 General Information Class Time: Classroom: Prerequisites: Textbooks: Tuesday and Thursday 9:05-10:45AM Two Required Weekend Fieldtrips 4239 Ingersoll Hall Geology 1 (1100) and Geology 2.2 (1200)
Geological Structures and Maps, Bennison and Moseley, 2003, Arnold (Required) Stereographic Projection Techniques for Geologists and Engineers , Second Edition, Lisle and Leyshon, 2004, Cambridge (Required) Earth Structure: An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics , Van Der Pluijm and Marshak, 2003, Norton (Recommended)

Equipment:

Compass with Clinometer, Navigational Protractor, Scientific Calculator

Assessment: Map Midterm Stereonet Midterm Field Exercise Death Valley Map Exercise Midterm Exam Final Exam 10% 10% 20% 20% 10% 30%

Expected Learning Objectives By the end of Geology 2300 students will be able to do the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Identify, measure, and interpret structures Plot structural data on a map Interpret structural features from a geological map and a satellite image Use stereonets and maps to convey and interpret structural data Construct geological cross-sections from geological maps Describe the types of structures that are typical of different tectonic settings

Note that lab work in this course will require a one-day weekend field trip in NYC and an overnight weekend trip in Upstate New York.

Tuesdays
08/26

Thursdays
Course Introduction Plate Tectonics Map Interpretation: Horizontal and Dipping Strata (Benneson and Moseley, Ch 1)

08/31

Introduction to Structural Measurements: Strike/Dip and Trend/Plunge Stress and Strain Brittle Structures: Joints and Fractures

09/02

09/07

09/16

Map Interpretation: Horizontal and Dipping Strata on Google Earth Map Interpretation: Three-Point Problems (Benneson and Moseley, Ch 2) Optional Weekend Fieldtrip: NYSGA

09/21

Brittle Structures: Faults

09/23

09/28

Ductile Structures: Folds

09/30

Map Interpretation: Faults (Benneson and Moseley, Ch 6) Map Interpretation: Folding (Benneson and Moseley, Ch 4) Required Overnight Fieldtrip, 10/09-10/11

10/05

Ductile Structures: Fabrics

10/07

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

10/19

Lecture and Map Midterm

10/21

Stereonets: Precise Plotting of Lines and Planes (Lisle and Leyshon, Ch 10, 11) Stereonet Freeware Stereonets: Apparent Dip and Determining Angles (Lisle and Leyshon, Ch 15, 16, 17) Stereonets: Fold Analysis (Lisle and Leyshon, Ch 22, 23, 24) Stereonet Review Stereonet Midterm

10/26

Mechanisms of Deformation (Rheology)

10/28

11/02 11/09 11/16 11/23 11/30 12/07

GSA: No Class Rifts and Spreading Centers Mountain Belts Transform Boundaries Death Valley Map Analysis Project Death Valley Map Analysis Project

11/04 11/11 11/18

12/02 12/09

Death Valley Map Analysis Project Death Valley Map Analysis Project