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3.00 Credits
Introduces the identification and mapping of landforms, and quantitative study of processes that shape the earth's surface. Combines theory, field observations, basic data analysis, and modeling to investigate geomorphic systems that affect humanity.
Prerequisite:
GEOL A221 UA C
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3.00 Credits
Introduces workplace ethics, responsibilities, and expectations of geologists in a professional role. Practices research methods, writing, and presentation techniques in the geosciences. Includes research design, proposal writing, resume and job applications, scientific writing, critical review, and oral presentation techniques. Registration Restrictions: BS Geological Science majors only
Prerequisite:
(GEOL A111 UA C AND GEOL A111L UA C ) (OR GEOL A115 UA C AND GEOL A115L UA C ) (OR GEOL A121 UA C ) (AND WRTG A211 UA D OR WRTG A212 UA D OR WRTG A213 UA D OR WRTG A214 UA D OR WRTG A2W UA D )
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3.00 Credits
Introduces different types of geological data and basic computational methods for visualization and analysis. Provides skills to understand the nature of geoscience datasets and perform quantitative interpretation to fully understand many subject areas in geosciences.
Prerequisite:
GEOL A225 UA C
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3.00 Credits
The description and classification of volcanoes, volcanic eruptions, and volcanic deposits. Includes the history of volcanic studies, myths, and legends. Emphasis on the dynamics of volcanic eruptions, pyroclastic rocks, lava flows, and volcanic hazard assessment.
Prerequisite:
GEOL A221 UA D
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4.00 Credits
Covers crystallography, including external form and internal order. Includes crystal chemistry, atomic structure, crystal structure, and compositional variation, nature and origin of physical properties of minerals. Mineral association, occurrence and paragenesis. Introduces x-ray crystallography and optical mineralogy. Laboratory includes determinative crystallography, optical mineralogy and systematic determinative mineralogy.
Prerequisite:
( (GEOL A111 UA C AND GEOL A111L UA C ) (OR GEOL A115 UA C AND GEOL A115L UA C ) ) (AND CHEM A105 UA C AND CHEM A105L UA C ) (AND PHYS A123 UA C AND PHYS A123L UA C ) (AND MATH A105 UA C OR AX1 055 OR AX2 055 OR AX3 055 OR AX4 055 OR AX5 055 )
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4.00 Credits
Covers identification and classification of igneous and metamorphic rocks, interpretation of textures, structures, and mineralogy of rocks. Includes the study of chemical and physical principles controlling the formation of rocks, importance of various rock types in economic and industrial arenas. Extensive study of hand specimens with emphasis on composition, texture and structure.
Prerequisite:
GEOL A310 UA C AND GEOL A321 UA C
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3.00 Credits
Genesis, tectonic setting and properties of selected metallic ore deposits. Significant hand sample identification and paragenetic associations of ore minerals and certain ore deposits including mafic layered intrusions, hydrothermal deposits, massive sulfides, and porphyry deposits. Emphasis on origin and transport of ore bearing fluids and deposition of ore minerals.
Prerequisite:
GEOL A322 UA D
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3.00 Credits
Survey of sediments including origins, classification, transportation, composition, structures, and diagenesis. Stratigraphic principles including lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, magnetostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy, and seismic stratigraphy. Lab includes grain size analysis, sedimentary structures, correlation, and field practicum.
Prerequisite:
GEOL A225 UA C AND GEOL A310 UA C
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1.00 Credits
Introduction to clastic petrology, carbonate petrology and sedimentary petrography. Emphasis on hand sample identification and petrographic techniques.
Prerequisite:
GEOL A321 UA C AND GEOL A331 UA C Concurrent
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4.00 Credits
Covers fundamental concepts of rock deformation: description and formation of geologic structures; brittle and ductile deformation; characteristic structures in different tectonic environments; concepts of stress, strain and brittle failure mechanics; and salt tectonics. Laboratory includes analysis of structure contours, geologic maps and cross sections, stereonets, kinematic analysis, and the Mohr circle technique.
Prerequisite:
GEOL A331 UA C AND PHYS A123 UA C AND PHYS A123L UA C AND MATH A155 UA C
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