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1/21 1/22 | Introduction to course Lab 1: Introduction: Papago Park Introduction and philosophy | Appendices A-E, pp. 626-679 (Davis and Reynolds) Chapter 1 (Pollard and Johnson) | |
| 1/27
1/28 1/29 |
Introduction to geological mapping and Attitude of planes Lab 2: Introduction to geological mapping and Attitude of planes Plate tectonics introduction | Chapters 1-2 (Ragan & Arrowsmith) Chapter 1 (Ragan & Arrowsmith) Chapter 1 (Davis and Reynolds) | |
| 2/3
2/4 2/5 |
Structures introduction: Fractures Lab 2: Attitude of planes; Tempe Butte Structures introduction: Folds and fabrics | Chapters 1-2 (Ragan & Arrowsmith) | |
| 2/10
2/11 2/12 | Displacements, deformation and strain Lab 3: Attitude of planes; Tempe Butte Deformation | Chapter 2 (Davis and Reynolds) | |
| 2/17
2/18 2/19 | Deformation and strain Lab 4: Planes & topography Strain | Chapter 3 (Ragan & Arrowsmith) | |
| 2/24
2/25 2/26 | Strain analysis
Lab 5: Lines & intersecting planes Exam | Chapter 4 (Ragan & Arrowsmith) | |
| 3/3
3/4 3/5 |
Test review Lab 6: Stereonets Finish strain | Chapter 5 (Marshak & Mitra) |
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| 3/10
3/11 3/14 | Force and stress introduction
Lab 7: More Stereonets More Stereonets | Chapter 3 (Davis & Reynolds) Chapter 6 (Marshak & Mitra) | |
| 3/17-19 | Classes excused (Spring Break) All week | ||
| 3/24
3/25 3/26 3/29 |
Tractions and stress tensor Lab 8: Faults and Friction Lab Tractions and stress tensor; Hubbert and Rubey Experiment South Mountains Field Trip |
Chapter 3 + part of Chapter 6 (Davis and Reynolds) Handout; (D&R, p.227-252, 304-317, and p. 336-339) | |
| 3/31
4/1 4/2 4/4 |
Faulting
Lab 9: Faulting Barnhardt Canyon Field Trip |
Chapter 6 (Davis and Reynolds) | |
| 4/7
4/8 4/9 | Analysis of fracturing, igneous structures Lab 10: Stereonets on computer/CAD/GIS Rheology | Chapter 5 (Davis and Reynolds) Chapter 3, pages 122-149 (D & R) | |
| 4/14
4/15 4/16 |
Exam Lab 11: Deformation microstructures and deformed rocks Cleavage, Foliation, and Lineation | Chapter 8 (Davis and Reynolds) | |
| 4/21 4/22 4/23 |
Deformation mechanisms Lab 12: AZ Geology Lab Processes of folding--Guest lecture by Jon Fink | Chapter 4 (Davis and Reynolds) | |
| 4/28
4/29 4/30 | Mountain building: Himalayas Lab 13: Maps and cross-sections Mountain building: Alps | Moores and Twiss (p. 337-356) Moores and Twiss (p. 337-356) | |
| 5/5
5/6 | Mountain building: Cordillera Lab 14: Maps and cross-sections (AZ Geoogy) | Moores and Twiss (p. 319-331) | |
| 5/14 | Final Exam--7:40-9:30 am, PSH 457 |