ESCI 415 - Plate Tectonics

Institution:

Northeastern Illinois University

Subject:

Earth Science

Description:

Earth's interior and configuration of lithospheirc plates; plate tectonics in relation to seafloor spreading and continental drift; ridges, trenches, transform faults, island arcs, and rift system; plate subduction and marginal ocean basins; magma generation, metamorphism and ore deposits at plate boundaries; origin of mountain belts; pre-Mesozoic plate tectonics and growth of continents. Lecture 3 hours.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.neiu.edu/

Phone Number:

(773) 583-4050

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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