ESC 320 Structural Geology & Tectonics

Study of structural geology and the tectonic aspects of basin- and global-scale crustal processes. Structural geology encompasses the mechanics of earth processes and includes the study of stress and strain, folding, faulting, jointing, lineaments, and structural analysis. Also, introduction to applied geophysics, including seismology and earthquakes, gravity, geomagnetism, and heat flow. The course is field-based and most labs are field trips to local structural and tectonic features. Two and a half hours of lecture and three hours of lab per week.   Lab Fee.  Prerequisites: ESC 185 or ESC 190, ESC 220, ESC 310. Fulfills writing-intensive requirement. Fall

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4