GEOS 5433 - Advanced Structural Geology and Geodynamics

3 (3-1)

Prerequisite(s): GEOS 3234 and 3434 or the approval of the instructor.

The course will evaluate deformation processes and features in the crust and mantle, with an emphasis on structural regimes in the upper lithosphere. The course will evaluate stress regimes in reference to plate tectonic theory, and provides an overview of the application of continuum physics to deformation and related processes. These will be applied to lithospheric and asthenospheric deformation driven by geologic tension, compression, and shearing as exampled by modern and ancient rifts, tectonic basins, orogenies, subduction arcs, transforms, and crustal slumps. Students will explore examples through collection and analysis of structural measurements, geospatial and geophysical data, and computer modeling.

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