GEOL 101NL - Introduction to Physical Geology

Institution:

Flathead Valley Community College

Subject:

Description:

4 credits (Spring Semester) Basic concepts of earth materials and processes--minerals, sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks, the rock cycle, weathering, erosion and development of landforms. Introduction to plate tectonics, volcanism, mountain build-ing, continental structure, evolution and structural geology. Lab exercises to illustrate all aspects of lectures.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.fvcc.edu

Phone Number:

(406) 756-3822

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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