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GEOLOGY
COURSES for M.A. and Ph.D. STUDENTS
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| 705G | Earth's Internal Processes (30 hrs lec, 30 hrs lab; 3 cred) |
| Processes
driven by Earth's internal heat; the structure, composition, and dynamics
of Earth's crust, mantle and core; the methods and reasoning by which these
have been deduced; causal mechanism for plate tectinics |
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| 706G | Earth's Surface Processes (30 hrs lec, 30 hrs lab; 3 cred) |
| Composition
and dynamics of the hydrosphere and atmosphere; physical and chemical weathering;
origin and evolution of landforms; human interaction with surface processes. |
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| 710G | Structural Geology (45 hours lec, 30 hours lab; 4 cred) |
| Physical
properties of rocks and rock behavior in different tectonic environments:
deformation by fracturing, folding deformation, collapse structures, gravitational
gliding, interpretation of linear and planar elements, petrofabric analysis.
Fundamental concepts of geotectonics: orogenesis and mountain chains, island
arcs, shield areas, basins and blocks, magnetic phases. Laboratory experiments
with scale models. Determination of structural parameters. Mathematical
solution of structure problems. Interpretation of geological maps and stereophotos. |
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| 711G | Rock Mechanics (30 hrs lec, 30 hrs lab; 3 cred) |
| Study of
mechanical properties of rocks; fracture mechanics and failure criteria
for rocks; techniques of surface and underground stress measurement; subsidence
and determination of strength and anisotropic properties of rocks. |
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| 712G | Geotectonics (30 hrs lec, 30 hrs lab; 3 cred) |
| Various
aspects of the petrology, structural features, stratigraphy of such major
tectonic elements as orogenic belts, intracrational basins, rift-zones,
island arcs, and mid-oceanic ridges; their significance in the development of the earth's crust. Detailed analysis of selected world regions.| Prerequisite: GEOLOGY 710, or permission of chairperson |
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| 714G | Geophysics (45 hrs lec or seminar; 3 cred) |
| Principles
of seismology: elastic constants, types of propagation of elastic waves.
Exploration and earthquake seismology; gravity and magnetic fields of the
earth. Development of a comprehensive earth model based on geographic data
and concepts. |
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| 718G | Field Geology (4 credits) |
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Comprehensive geologic
field investigation involving a minimum of three weeks of supervised fieldwork
and a detailed field report of acceptable standards with geologic maps,
diagrams, illustrations. |
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| 721G | Industrial Mineralogy (45 hrs lec or seminar; 3 cred) |
| A detailed
examination of the geology, applications, and economics of industrial materials
(clays, refractories, and raw materials for the glass, agriculture, chemical,
and waste disposal industries). |
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| 723G | Advanced Research Methods in Geology (30 hrs lec, 30 hrs lab; 3 cred) |
| Principles
and methods of qualitative and quantitative analysis of geologic materials.
Laboratory techniques applicable to petrologic studies: statistical analysis,
universal stage, electron microprobe, differential thermal analysis. |
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| 724G | Igneous Petrology (30 hrs lec, 30 hrs lab; 3 cred) |
| Principles
of igneous petrology based on chemical thermodynamics and phase equilibria
systems established by geochemical laboratory investigations. Problems of
rock classification and nomenclature. Fundamentals of structural petrology.
Petrogenesis in space and time. Study of hand specimens and thin sections
using advanced laboratory techniques. |
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| 726G | Metamorphic Petrology (30 hrs lec, 30 hrs lab; 3 cred) |
| Chemical
principles and physical conditions of metamorphism based on thermodynamic
and experimental data. Mode of occurrence and classification of metamorphic
rocks. Detailed study of metamorphic minerals and mineral assemblages. |
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| 730G | Paleontology of Invertebrates (30 hrs lec, 30 hrs lab 15 hrs sem; 4 cred) |
| Advanced
treatment of the functional morphology, systematics, evolutionary history,
paleoecology of invertebrate animals through geologic time. Laboratory techniques
in the use of fossils as primary data of organic evolution and as indicators
of paleoenvironments. (This course is also open to qualified graduate students
in biology.) |
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| 730.3 | Geomedicine (30 hrs lec, 30 hrs lab; 3 cred) |
| Exploration
of the earliest records of disease, how it is manifested and preserved in
fossils, and its relationship to environmental factors. Consideration of
disease as a factor of extinction in plants, dinosaurs and mastodons. Modern
geomedical consequence of the exponential increase of populations and technological
proliferation of pollution into the environmental of plants, animals, and
man. Possible impacts on various life forms due to genetic alteration. (This
course is also open to qualified graduate students in biology.) |
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| 732G | Paleoecology (30 hrs lec, 30 hrs lab; 3 cred) |
| Reconstruction
and analysis of plant and animal communities of the past, their historical
development as communities, their interactions with the environment. Fossil
evidence for animal behavior, food chains, predator-prey relationships,
symbiosis, parasitism, environmental control of species distribution. Field
and laboratory techniques. |
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| 740G | Sedimentology (30 hrs lec, 30 hrs lab; 3 cred) |
| Dynamics
of sedimentation, depositional environments, diagenesis and lithification.
Fabrics, structures, classification of sedimentary rocks. Mechanical, chemical,
microscopic, X-ray laboratory techniques in sedimentary analysis. Statistical
methods. Special problems of clay and carbonate sedimentation. |
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| 742G | Stratigraphy (30 hrs lec, 30 hrs lab; 3 cred) |
| Principles
of stratigraphy. Stratigraphic record and nomenclature. Faunal stratigraphy
and correlation. Systematic stratigraphy of North America: Pre-Cambrian
problems; geosynclinal, cratonal, nonmarine sedimentation of the Paleozoic
era; Mesozoic and Cenozoic stratigraphy; paleontological aspects. |
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| 743G | Sedimentary Petrology (30 hrs lec, 30 hrs lab; 3 cred) |
| Origin,
texture, composition, classification of sedimentary rocks. Modern analytical
techniques. Study of thin sections, grain mounts, hand specimens. |
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| 744G | World Stratigraphy (45 hrs lec/sem; 3 cred) |
| Review
of significant stratigraphic problems of earth history. Regions outside
North America. Accuracy of paleontological correlation. Cycles in earth
history. |
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| 747G | Groundwater Hydrogeology (30 hrs lec, 60 hrs lab; 4 cred) |
| Physical,
geochemical, and geologic aspects of groundwater hydrology; groundwater
occurrence; resource and management; groundwater contamination and environmental
problems. Laboratory work includes field trips, computer models, and case
studies. |
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| 748G | Contaminant Hydrogeology (45 hrs lec; 3 cred) |
| Sources
of groundwater contamination; groundwater flow and mass transport equations.
Advective-dispersive and stochastic mass transport theories; sorption isotherms,
retardation of dissolved solutes. Occurrence and mass transport of dissolved
and non-aqueous phase contaminants in the saturated and vadose zones. |
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| 749G | Well Hydraulics (45 hrs lec; 3 cred) |
| Groundwater
flow to wells. Aquifer boundaries and groundwater flow nets. Aquifer tests
in confined, leaky artesian, and water table aquifers. Slug tests. Development
and management of groundwater resources. Problem solving and computer and
graphical analysis of aquifer test and slug test data, aquifer boundary
conditions, and contaminant plume capture zones. Prerequisite: Geology 747G or permission of the chairperson |
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| 752G | Map Interpretation (15 hrs lec, 60 hrs lab; 3 cred) |
| Interpretation
of topographic and geologic maps. Their use in the study of landforms, lithologies,
geologic structures, applied geology. |
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| 754G | Pleistocene Geology (30 hrs lec, 30 hrs lab; 3 cred) |
| Stratigraphic
and geomorphic record of the Pleistocene epoch; techniques of its interpretation.
Glacial, periglacial, and extraglacial deposits, structures, erosional features.
Their significance in relation to glacial and interglacial climates and
to sea-level changes. |
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| 759G | Global Biogeochemical Change (45 hrs lec; 3 cred) |
| Biogeochemical
changes in the biosphere, terrestrial ecosystems, freshwater wetlands, lakes,
rivers, estuaries, and oceans. Global water, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous
and sulfur cycles. Changes in Earth's climate system. |
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| 760G | Natural Resources: Metallic Ores (45 hrs lec; 3 cred) |
| 769G | Geochemistry of Soils (45 hrs lec; 3 cred) |
| An examination
of the physical chemistry of soils including soil mineralogy (formation,
relative stability, ion exchange properties) and surface chemistry. |
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| 770G | Principles of Geochemistry (45 hrs lec; 3 cred) |
| Chemical
processes involved in the development of the earth and the distribution
of the elements in the earth's crust, atmosphere, and ocean. |
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| 771G | Geochemistry (30 hrs lec, 60 hrs lab; 4 cred) |
| Origin
of the elements; age determination; implications of isotope ratio variations.
Brief survey of some aspects of the chemistry of the atmosphere, hydrosphere,
lithosphere. Laboratory experiments in counting, tracer, activation analysis
techniques. |
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| 773G | Low Temperature Geochemistry (45 hrs lec; 3 cred) |
| Chemical
equilibria in aqueous systems and at low temperature. Natural processes
controlling the composition of streams, lakes, the ocean, and near-surface
groundwaters; impact of biological systems and human activities. Water in
the geological cycle, applications to weathering, sedimentary processes,
diagenesis, and ore formation. |
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| 775G | Marine Geology (30 hrs lec, 45 hrs lab; 31/2 cred) |
| Morphology,
structure, stratigraphy, processes, and evolution of continental margins
and ocean basins; deep sea sediments; ocean history and plate tectonics.
Laboratory work includes field trips. |
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| 776G | Marine Geochemistry (30 hrs lec, 45 hrs lab; 31/2 cred) |
| Dynamic
equilibria in the oceanic chemical system; geochemical and biochemical processes
in the oceanic environment; marine contamination; chemical models of the
ocean. Laboratory work includes field trips. |
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| 777G | Quantitative Treatment of Geological Data (15 hrs lec, 30 hs lab; 2 cred) |
| Nature,
collection, storage, and quantitative treatment of geological data. |
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| 785G | Natural Resources: Petroleum (45 hrs lec; 3 cred) |
| The nature
and occurrence of petroleum; surface and subsurface geological exploration;
geophysical and geochemical survey methods; oil well and well-site analyses. |
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| 789G | Physical and Chemical Evolution of the Terrestrial Planets |
| 790.3G | Seminar (45 hrs each term; 3 cred each term |
| Selected aspects of geology. Areas not directly covered in regular courses. Use of original sources. | |