Tectonics

3 credits · Graduate

This is a required course for Earth Sciences Honours students. It is intended to synthesize the various aspects of geology covered in the third year core program. The focus of the course is on tectonic processes and the ways in which these processes create and modify the Earth’s crust. We will cover the fundamental geological, geophysical, and geochemical controls that operate today, including plate tectonics, and the ways in which these might have differed in the geological past. The tectonic evolution of specific orogenic belts will be discussed, including both modern and ancient examples in Canada and other parts of the world. FORMATS: Lecture