Geoscience 492 Crustal Movements:  Spring 2012

Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

Geoscience 492 Crustal Movements:  Spring 2012

Steve Dutch LS 463  Phone: 465-2246 E-mail: dutchs@uwgb.edu
HOME PAGE: http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs

Dates

Lecture Topic

Lecture Reading

Lab Topic

Lab Reading

Part I: Graphic Methods

Jan. 24-26

Introduction to Earth Movements and Structures

D3, DA, S2,R1-4

Jan. 23: Cross-section Methods

D3, DA, S2,R1-4

Jan. 31-Feb. 2

Cross-section Methods

D3, DA, S2,R1-4

Jan. 30: Cross-section Methods
Bedding and Topography

D3, DA, S2,R1-4

Feb. 7-9

Spherical Projections
Using a Stereonet

DA, R11

Feb. 6: Spherical Projections

DA, R11

Part II: Earth Structures

Feb. 14-16

Overview of Plate Tectonics

D1

Feb. 13: Spherical Projections

DA, R11

Feb. 21-23

Ridges and Transforms
Ridges and Transforms

D1

Feb. 20: Plate Tectonics

D1, S12-13

Feb. 28-Mar. 1

Subduction and Orogeny
Subduction Zones

D1

Feb. 27: Analysis of Faults

D11-14, S6, S8, B6-13, R15

Mar. 6-8

Folds and Mountain Belts

Midterm March 8

S12-13

Mar. 5: Analysis of Folds

D7-10, B3-5,, B20-22, R7-10

Mar. 10-18

Spring Break

Mar. 20-22

Plate Tectonics and Earth History
Plate Tectonics and Western North America
The Sea of Cortez
Closure of the Tethys
The Mediterranean
Breakup and Assembly of Pangaea

Mar. 19: Analysis of Faults and Folds

S6-8, D15

Mar. 27-29

Intrusions and Igneous Rocks
Intrusive Structures
Volcanic Structures

S7, D16, B17-19

Mar. 26: Igneous Structures

S7, D16, B17-19

Apr. 3-5

Impact and Explosion Structures
Impact Structures

S11

Apr. 2: Impact Structures

S11

Part III: Stress Theory and Geophysics

Apr. 10-12

Stress and Strain
Stress and Strain

S3-5, R5-6

Apr. 9: Stress and Strain

S3-5, R5-6

Apr. 17-19

Geophysics and Earth's Interior
Seismology and Earth’s Interior

B2-3

Apr. 16: Seismology

B2-3

Apr. 24-26

Gravity and Magnetics
Gravity and Magnetic Mapping

B2-3

Apr. 23: Gravity and Magnetics

B2-3

May 1-3

Seismic Sounding Methods
Seismic Reflection and Refraction

B2-3

Apr. 30: Seismic Sounding

B2-3

Final: Thursday May 10, 8:00-10:00, ES 302

Readings

There is no assigned text for purchase. Instead, the following texts are available in LS 116.

D: Dennis, Structural Geology, An Introduction
S: Suppe, Principles of Structural Geology
B: Billings, Structural Geology
R: Ragan: Structural Geology, An Introduction to Geometrical Techniques

Numbers after text abbreviations refer to chapters, letters to appendices. You’ll note there’s a lot more reading associated with the lab. Also, many lab techniques are explained in detail at http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/structge/lABMAN.htm

Grading:

Lab Exercises 30%
Midterm          30%
Final                40%


Course Notes On-Line Power Point Presentations
Introduction to Earth Movements and Structures
Part 1 - Plate Tectonics
Overview of Plate Tectonics Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics
Ridges and Transforms
Spreading Centers
Ridges and Transforms
Subduction and Orogeny Subduction Zones
The Geosyncline Concept
Orogeny Crustal Deformation
Crustal Structures
Plate Tectonics and Earth History
Global Plate Configurations 750 my-Present Breakup and Assembly of Pangaea
Global Plate Configurations - 1979 Data
See how our knowledge of plate motions changed over 15 years
Closure of the Tethys Closure of the Tethys
The Pacific Coast of North America
Orogeny and Rivers in the West
Plate Tectonics and Western North America
Part 2 - Structures in the Earth
Stress and Strain
Stress and Strain: Basic Terms and Concepts
Strain Parameters
Understanding Shear
Faults and Earthquakes
Seismic Tomography
Folds and Mountain Belts
Intrusions
Impact and Explosion Structures Impact Structures
Part 3 - Techniques Using a Stereonet
Bedding and Topography
Part 4 - Geophysics
Gravity and Magnetic Maps Compared
Gravity Anomalies
Seismic Reflection
Seismic Refraction - Ray Paths
Seismic Refraction - The Wavefront Approach

 

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