GEOL 208 - Structural Geology

Institution:

University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Description:

Phipps. Prerequisite(s): GEOL 100 and 111; PHYS 150 strongly recommended. Three field trips required. Introduction to deformation as a fundamental geologic process. Stress and strain; rock mechanics. Definition, measurement, geometrical and statistical analysis, and interpretation of structural features. Structural problems in the field. Maps, cross-sections, and three-dimensional visualization; regional structural geology.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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