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1.00 - 14.00 Credits
field, 30-420 hours per quarter. Prerequisite(s): GEO 102B. Covers geological mapping and interpretation, as well as writing of geological reports. May be undertaken as a one-, two-, or three-quarter course (GEO 102A, GEO 102B, GEO 102C). Total credit awarded for GEO 102A plus GEO 102B plus GEO 102C may not exceed 14 units. Graded In Progress (IP) until the last quarter is completed, at which time a final grade is assigned.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 6 hours; field, 30 hours per quarter. Prerequisite(s): GEO 001 (may be taken concurrently); MATH 004 or MATH 005, or MATH 008A. Examines characteristic patterns of bedrock outcrops, surficial deposits, the related landforms, and their representation on maps. Covers unconformities, folds, faults, intrusions, alluvial fans, river terraces, and landforms indicative of glaciers, volcanoes, landslides, and earthquakes. Applies map information to resource and hazard evaluation.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 6 hours; three .5-day field trips; two 1-day field trips. Prerequisite(s): GEO 115 with a grade of "C-" or better; PHYS 040A. Examines geological structures in the field. Covers the graphical solution of structural problems and laboratory map study, the genesis of rock structures and physics of rock deformation, and Mohr diagrams and elementary stress analysis.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 6 hours; two 1-day and one 2-day field trips. Prerequisite(s): GEO 115 with a grade of "C-" or better. A study of the principles of sedimentology and the comparative study of the origins of sediments and sedimentary rocks from various modern and ancient clastic, carbonate, and mixed siliciclasticcarbonate depositional environments. Emphasizes field and stratigraphic relationships, as well as petrographic and hand specimen identification.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 5 hours; two half-day and one 1-day field trips. Prerequisite(s): both CHEM 001B and CHEM 01LB or both CHEM 01HB and CHEM 1HLB (CHEM 001B, CHEM 01LB, CHEM 01HB, and CHEM 1HLB may be taken concurrently); GEO 001 with a grade of "C-" or better. A study of common and important minerals and their identification using structural and crystallographic methods. Stresses distinctive structural and chemical features, diagnostic physical and optical properties, and the growth and development of minerals in various geologic environments.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 6 hours. Prerequisite(s): both CHEM 001C and CHEM 01LC or both CHEM 01HC and CHEM 1HLC; GEO 122 with a grade of "C-" or better. Advanced techniques in mineralogy. Covers optical crystallography, with an introduction to X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, and other analytical techniques.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 6 hours; two 1-day field trips. Prerequisite(s): GEO 100 with a grade of "C-" or better. Explores advanced topics in the petrogenesis of igneous and metamorphic rocks in the Earth's crust and mantle. Examines field and structural relationships of crystalline rocks and how thermodynamics, experimental phase equilibria, and computer modeling are used to study petrogenesis. Each student completes a field and laboratory research project and prepares a written and oral report on the project.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): both CHEM 001B and CHEM 01LB or both CHEM 01HB and CHEM 1HLB; MATH 009B or MATH 09HB; PHYS 040A. Covers the nature and behavior of waters in geologic media; including the chemical nature of groundwaters and geothermal fluids; principles of fluid flow in sediments and rocks; chemical reactions between solutes and geologic media; geologic aspects of contaminant migration in groundwaters; behavior of geothermal fluids; elementary computer modeling of groundwater and geothermal fluid flow in geologic media.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): both CHEM 001C and CHEM 01LC or both CHEM 01HC and CHEM 1HLC or equivalents; GEO 001 with a grade of "C-" or better or GEO 002 with a grade of "C-" or better. Explores the global carbon cycle and the origin and fate of organic carbon molecules throughout Earth's history. Covers production and composition of biogenic matter and microbial, chemical and thermal processing of sedimentary organic matter, leading to oil, gas and coal formation. Addresses important applications to the petroleum and environmental sectors.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): both CHEM 001C and CHEM 01LC or both CHEM 01HC and CHEM 1HLC or equivalents; GEO 001 with a grade of "C-" or better or GEO 002 with a grade of "C-" or better. Examines the chemical principles of geologic processes at and near the Earth's surface. Topics include geochemical cycles of the elements during chemical interactions of the Earth's crust, hydrosphere, and atmosphere; applications of thermodynamics and kinetics to the study of low-temperature geologic processes; and the use of isotopic techniques in age dating and tracing geologic processes.
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