GEO 431:  Structural Geology  

This course will focus on description and analysis of
deformation and deformation processes at scales,
ranging from minerals to mountain belts.

Topics include: faults, folds, construction of cross-sections,
interpretation of structural fabrics, stress, strain, plate tectonics,
New England geology, and the geologic history of North America.

Office Hours

Course Syllabus

Lab Syllabus

Textbooks

Lab Assignments and Extra Credit

"Tools of the trade..." (course materials)

Links

PhotoCD

Rock of the Week

Classic Papers

Cora Lake mylonite, East Lake Athabaska, Saskatchewan

Microstructures from muscovite quartzite, Estadio Canyon, Manzano Mountains, NM, U.S.A.