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11917 (v.2) Geology 317 - Structure And Geodynamics
Area: Department of Applied Geology Contact Hours: 5.0 Credits: 25.0 Lecture: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly Laboratory: 3 x 1 Hours Weekly Prerequisite(s): 9768 (v.7) Geology 207 - Structural Geology or any previous version
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9771 (v.7) Geology 201 - Mineralogy or any previous version
Deformation mechanisms, stress and strain theory, Mohr circle, strain analysis, compressional and tensional structures, thrust faults, deformation partitioning, structural reactivation, geometric analysis, microstructures. Processes of mountain building.Evolution of igneous rocks - chemical diagrams, petrogenesis, mantle composition and crustal processes. Evaluation of rock associations in terms of plate tectonic processes.
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