Structural Geology (formerly GEOL 3413)

3 credit hours · Undergraduate

Students explore structures (fabrics, folds, faults) in Earth’s crust formed during rock formation, deformation and/or metamorphism. Students learn to observe, describe, and measure structures to complete geometric, kinematic, and dynamic analyses, and interpret and construct stereographic projections, maps, and cross-sections to understand the Earth. Students apply this knowledge to tectonic environments (rifts, thrust belts, strike-slip zones).