EENS 340 STRUCTURAL
GEOLOGY
Office: 301 Dinwiddie Hall; 862-3200; Office Hours: TR 1:30-2:30 & by appt.
Lectures:
TR 11:00-12:15, Geology Library, 3rd Floor Dinwiddie Hall
Lab: ~ 2 hours/week; W 4:00-6:30, 201D
Geology Library, 3rd Floor Dinwiddie Hall
Websites:
Blackboard, & also Course Site
Goals
of this course:
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to acquire a basic understanding of the processes and manifestations of rock deformation;
- to gain an understanding of how these
processes relate to tectonics;
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to learn how to apply structural analyses in interpreting tectonically deformed
terranes.
Textbook(s)
Lecture: Earth Structure:
An Introduction to Structural
Geology and Tectonics,
2nd edition, by van der Pluijm & Marshak, W.W. Norton & Co.
Some lectures will incorporate material
on reserve in Geology library, including:
Fundamentals
of Structural Geology, by
Pollard & Fletcher
Structural
Geology, by Twiss &
Moores
Mechanics
of Earthquakes & Faulting,
by Scholz
Tectonic
Geomorphology, by
Burbank & Anderson
Tectonics,
by Moores & Twiss
Lab: Structural
Analysis and Synthesis: A Laboratory Course in Structural Geology, 3rd edition, by Rowland,
Duebendorfer & Schiefelbein, Blackwell.
Some labs may incorporate material from:
Basic
Methods of Structural Geology,
by Marshak & Mitra, Prentice-Hall.
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Physical Geology Lecture (EENS111) & Lab (EENS113)
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Physics to meet the Geology BS Degree Program highly recommended
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Labs: Lab Exercises 35%
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Lecture Mid-term Exam 30% (Lecture + Lab material)
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Final Exam 35% (Non-cumulative, Lecture + Lab material)
Policies
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We will abide by the LAS Honor
Code violations will be
reported.
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Please see me about any absences.
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No make-up exams (see DeanŐs Office about extreme family emergencies).
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Friday-Sunday; weekend will be agreed upon during the first week of class,
likely March 30-April 1.
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Appalachian Mountains, NE Alabama field area.
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Plan to camp, of course. See
further info on Blackboard and Course site;
more details later.
|
Date |
Topic |
Reading |
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(T)
Jan 16 |
What
is Structural Geology? |
See
Ch. 1-2 |
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|
(R)
Jan 18 |
Forces |
Ch.
3 |
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|
(T)
Jan 23 |
Stress
in the Lithosphere |
Ch.
3 |
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(R)
Jan 25 |
Strain |
Ch.
4 |
|
|
(T)
Jan 30 |
Rheology |
Ch.
5 |
|
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(R)
Feb 1 |
Rheology
cont., Intro to Faulting |
Ch.
5; Field images |
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|
(T)
Feb 6 |
Brittle
Deformation |
Ch.
6, (skip Sect. 6.8) |
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|
(R)
Feb 8 |
Tensile
Fracturing |
Ch.
7 |
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(T) Feb 13 |
Faulting
|
Ch.
8, Also Ch. 6, Sect. 6.8 |
|
|
(R) Feb 15 |
Fracture
& Faulting cont. |
Field
images |
|
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(T) Feb 20 |
Mardi
Gras
|
|
|
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(R)
Feb 22 |
Fault
Growth, Interaction & Linkage |
TBA
from Scholz |
|
|
(T)
Feb 27 |
Earthquake
Slip as a Structural Process |
TBA from Pollard & Fletcher, Scholz |
|
|
(R)
Mar 1 |
Active
faulting |
TBA
from Burbank & Anderson |
|
|
(T)
Mar 6 |
Mid-term
Exam |
Lecture
& Lab Material to Date |
|
|
(R)
Mar 8 |
Fault-related
Folds |
Ch
8, Sect 8.3.4: TBA |
|
|
(T)
Mar 13 |
Intro
to Folding |
Ch.
10; Field images |
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(R) Mar 15 |
Folding
cont. |
Ch.
10 |
|
|
(T)
Mar 20 |
SPRING BREAK |
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(R)
Mar 22 |
SPRING BREAK |
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(T)
Mar 27 |
Fold-Fault
Systems |
Ch.
18 |
|
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(R) Mar 29 |
Ductile
Deformation; Fieldtrip Info |
Ch.
9 |
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(T) Apr 3 |
Ductile
Deformation Mechanisms |
Ch.
9 |
|
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(R)
Apr 5 |
Microstructures
|
Ch.
9 |
|
|
(T)
Apr 10 |
Fabric
|
Ch.
11 |
|
|
(R)
Apr 12 |
Shear
Zones |
Ch.
12 |
|
|
(T)
Apr 17 |
Textural
Analyses |
Ch.
12 & 13 |
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|
(R)
Apr 19 |
Extensional
Tectonics |
Ch.
16 |
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|
(T)
Apr 24 |
Strike-Slip
Tectonics |
Ch.
17 |
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(R)
Apr 26 |
Compressional
Tectonics |
TBA
from Moores & Twiss |
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(T)
May 1 |
Tectonics
of the Americas |
Ch.
22 |
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(M)
May 7 |
FINAL EXAM 8:00 - Noon
|
Non-Cumulative,
Lecture & Lab |
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Tentative
Lab Topics
|
Week |
|
Lab
Topic
|
Reading
|
|
1 |
Jan
17 |
Geometric
Principles, Lines & Planes |
Ch.
1 |
|
2 |
Jan
24 |
Outcrop
Patterns & Structure Contours |
Ch.
2 |
|
3 |
Jan
31 |
Rheology
& Strain |
Ch.
12 & 14 |
|
4 |
Feb
7 |
Stereographic
Projection |
Ch.
5 |
|
5 |
Feb
14 |
Faults |
Ch.
9 |
|
6 |
Feb
21 |
Analysis
of Brittle Deformation |
Ch.
10 & 13 |
|
7 |
Feb
28 |
Geological
Map Interpretation |
Ch.
3 |
|
8 |
Mar
7 |
Geological
Structure Sections |
Ch.
4 |
|
9 |
Mar
14 |
Folds |
Ch.
6 |
|
10 |
Mar
21 |
Spring
Break
|
|
|
11 |
Mar
28 |
No Lab (NOGS Shortcourse @ Shell) |
|
|
12 |
Apr
4 |
Stereonet
Analyses of Folding (also using your field data) |
Ch.
7 |
|
13 |
Apr
11 |
Structural
Synthesis & Report |
Ch.
11 |
|
14 |
Apr
18 |
Balanced
Cross Sections |
Ch.
15 |
|
15 |
Apr
25 |
Plate
Tectonic Analyses |
Ch.
17 |
Lab
Policies
Due at the beginning of the following lab
meeting.
Late
labs: 5% penalty/day (weekend considered as 1 day).
Note
that we will only be doing selected problems in the chapters listed. The TA will provide further
information.