Online Courses Handbook 2003

307324 (v.1) Geology 237 - Structural Geology

Area:	Department of Applied Geology
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	9768 (v.7) Geology 207 - Structural Geology or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):	7032 (v.5) Geology 102 or any previous version
Description, classification and relationships between folds, foliation and lineations. Stress and relationship to fracturing and faulting. Nomenclature of faults, displacements and fault separations. Pure and simple shear, progressive deformation and particle paths in two and three dimensional. Quantitative strain analysis. Shear zones and kinematic indicators. Superimposed folding. Folding mechanisms and fold development. Use of stereographic projections in interpretation of structures. Internal atomic order and bonding in crystalline solids. Chemical composition and structure of minerals. Introduction to petrology. Chemical analysis of rocks and minerals.

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