11918 (v.2) Geology 316 - Crustal Evolution


 

Area:Department of Applied Geology
Contact Hours:3.0
Credits:12.5
Lecture:1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):8015 (v.7) Geology 202 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology or any previous version
AND
9778 (v.5) Geology 301 - Petrogenesis or any previous version
AND
302451 (v.2) Geology 307 - Geodynamics or any previous version
Pressure and temperature in the Earth's crust - steady-state and perturbed geotherms. Pressure-temperature-time paths - predicted paths from thermal models and real paths from metamorphic rocks. Isotope geochronology. Tectonic settings of high, mediumand low pressure metamorphism. Cratons, mobile belts and tectonic processes in Precambrian and Phanerozoic orogens. Continental growth through time and the supercontinent cycle.
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2003Bentley CampusSemester 2Y  

 

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