Evolution of Earth

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Integration of petrology, major, trace element and stable and radiogenic isotope geochemistry to evolution of lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere. Stages of Earth's history including planetary accretion, core formation, evolution of mantle, differentiation of bulk silicate earth, evolution of continental crust and its tectonic mechanisms, evolution of continental mantle lithosphere, evolution of atmosphere and hydrosphere. Prerequisite(s): 3 units from Earth 315 or Geology 323; 3 units from Earth 340 or Geology 445; 3 units from Earth 360 or Geophysics 351; 3 units from Earth 410, Earth 415, Geology 431, Geology 433; 3 units from Earth 450, Geology 475, Geology 493. Antirequisite(s): Credit for Earth 550 and either Geology 535 or 555 will not be allowed.