11917 (v.2) Geology 317 - Structure And Geodynamics

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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 AND 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.