GEOS 206 - Structural Geology with Laboratory

Institution:

Wellesley College

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Description:

NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. OFFERED IN 2010-11. This course will consist of weekly outings to nearby field areas where sedimentary stratification, lava flows and other igneous features, metamorphic foliations, unconformities, folds and faults can be seen in outcrop. Indoor sessions will introduce maps, cross sections and stereographic projection as methods for representing such structures, and establish the physical and tectonic conditions under which they form. Course will conclude with a student-led field trip and written field guide. Rain gear will be necessary. Normally offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: 203 or permission of the instructor. Distribution: Natural and Physical Science Semester: N/O. Offered in 2010-11. Unit: 1.25

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wellesley.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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