Online Courses Handbook 2003

302451 (v.2) Geology 307 - Geodynamics

Area:	Department of Applied Geology
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	9768 (v.7) Geology 207 - Structural Geology or any previous version OR 10198 (v.3) Geology 241 - Structural Geology and Mineralogy or any previous version
Lithospheric plates - definition, types and driving mechanisms. Extensional fault systems and evolution of continental margins. Oceanic lithosphere and associated structural elements. Orogens and their subdivisions with emphasis on thrust systems, fault-related folds, orogenic wedges and extensional collapse. Transpressional and transtensional structures, structural reactivation and basin inversion. Analysis of complexly deformed terrains.