Lab: Monday or Wednesday, 3:30-5:20, Brooks Hall 309. Texts: Lecture:
Structural Geology , by Haakon Fossen. Lab: Structural Analysis and Synthesis
by S. M. ...
Structural Geology
Geology 341
Fall 2016
Instructor: Dr. Jaime Toro Office: G39 Brooks Hall
Phone: 293-9817
email:
[email protected]
Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday at 11:30-12:30 p.m. or by appointment. T.A.
Patrick Frier Greg Hammond
[email protected] [email protected]
Office: G42 Office: G42
Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00-11:15, Brooks Hall G25 Lab:
Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, 2:30-4:20, Brooks Hall 309
Texts: Lecture: Structural Geology, by Haakon Fossen Lab: Package of photocopies available at the Bookstore. Website: http://www.geo.wvu.edu/~jtoro Follow the link for Geol341 Prerequisites: Geology 103, 104, 285, Math 128 (Trigonometry), Physics 101 or 111, Grades: Lecture:
60% = Test 1 Test 2 Final Attendance Lab and 3 Fieldtrips: 40%
18 % 18 % 18 % 6%
Attendance: Required in Lecture, Lab, and Field Trips. Goals of this class: 1. To gain an understanding of the structures of the Earth’s crust and the processes that create them. 2. To learn techniques for analyzing and interpreting geological structures. 3. To learn to make field observations and to draw conclusions about the structural and tectonic history of an area.
LECTURE SCHEDULE V&M= Van der Pluijm and Marshak, Earth Structure
Date Aug. 18 Aug. 23 Aug. 25
Introduction
Reading
Aug. 30
Introduction to Structural Geology Structure of the Earth Plate Tectonics Structural Environments Basic Structural Relationships
Aug 27 Saturday Aug 28 Sunday
Field Trip # 1- Mapping Joint Sets at Otter Ck.
Aug 30 Sept 1 Sept 6 Sept 8 Sept. 13 Sept 15 Sept. 20 Sept. 22
Geometry of Deformation Strain Stress I Stress II, Mohr Circle Rheology: Material Properties Stereonets Review Test 1
Ch. 2 Ch. 3 Ch. 4 Ch. 5 Ch. 6 Appendix B
Sept 24 Saturday Sept25 Sunday
Field Trip #2- Outcrop-scale Structures- Hancock, MD
Ch. 10, p. 238-246 Bring: notebook, pencil, compass, lunch
Sept. 27 Sept 29 Oct 4 Oct 6
Ch. 7 Ch. 7 Ch. 8 Ch. 16
Oct 20
Brittle Failure Cracks, Veins, and Joints Introduction to Faults Thrust Faults I, Movie: sandbox models Fold and Thrust Belts Normal Faults I, Movie: Sandbox models Normal Faults II, Extensional tectonics Strike Slip Faults
Oct. 22 Saturday Oct. 23 Sunday
Field Trip #3 Geological Mapping at Greenland Gap
Bring: Lunch, clipboard, hammer, compass, acid, hand lens
Oct 25 Oct 27 Nov 1 Nov 3 Nov 8 Nov. 10 Nov. 18 Nov 15 Nov 17 Nov 19-27 Nov 29 Dec 1 Dec 6
Review Test 2 Earthquakes and Elastic behavior Folds Election Day Foliation and cleavage Deformation at the microscale Salt Tectonics Tectonics of sedimentary basins Thanksgiving Break Structure in Petroleum Geology Open topic Review Final Exam
Oct 11 Oct 13 Oct 18
Dec. 13. Th 3:00
Ch. 1 V&M p. 336-354, pdf on website V&M, p. 355-367, pdf on website Review Structure chapter in your Geol101 textbook Ch. 7, p. 138-152 Bring Compass, clipboard, calculator, swimming suit and Lunch
Ch. 16 Ch. 17 Ch. 17 Ch. 18
Earthquake science link on website Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 10 Ch. 19 pdf on website pdf on website
See website
Geology 341 Lab hours:
STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY LAB
Fall 2016
Mon, Tu, or Wed 2:30-4:20, Room 309 or 419
Instructors: Dr. Jaime Toro Patrick Frier
Greg Hammond
[email protected] [email protected]
Office: G39 Office: G42
[email protected]
Office: G42
Text: Package of photocopies available at the bookstore. You need to bring the appropriate handout to every lab and field trip. “Rowland” refers to Structural Analysis and Synthesis by S. Rowland and E.M. Duebendorfer. Grades: (40% of the total class grade)
12 labs + 3 field trips= All weighted equally
Attendance: Required. Many of the labs are difficult or impossible to make-up after the fact. Attendance to the field trip is also required. Arrange your schedule now to make sure you are free! Structural geology is a field-based, hands-on discipline. You will find that much of the learning in this class will take place in the lab and during the field trips. For that reason, the laboratory portion is an integral part of the course. Each lab will be due at the beginning of the following lab session. Late labs are not acceptable. Partial credit will only be given if the lab is turned in on time. If you are having trouble finishing the labs, talk to your TA. Don't wait to the end of the semester. Because the Lab is such a large portion of the grade it can have severe consequences if you don't turn in all the exercises. You will need the following items at some point during the semester. Bring them to every lab:
Geologist's compass with inclinometer and declination adjustment: You will need one for Field Camp. Make sure it is an azimuth compass (0 to 360).
www.forestry-suppliers.com item#37036 Silva Ranger CL15 Azimuth (0-360°) $46 (or equivalent).
An iphone app also will work such as Lambert or Field Move Clino Field Notebook- You will also need it for Field Camp. www.forestry-suppliers.com item#49352 FB842 – 50% rag paper, ($8) is fine. Clipboard for field trips (get one with a small metal clip and a plastic cover if possible) Ruler Straight-edge Small Protractor Scissors Calculator with trig functions Hard Colored pencils (Cheap, hard Crayola Pencils work well) Tracing paper 2 good quality Mechanical Pencils with 0.5mm HB lead. Pentel pencils are good. Scotch tape Black ink drafting pen or extra-fine point Sharpie
GEOLOGY 341 - Laboratory- Structural Geology
Fall 2016
Day
Topic
Reading
Aug 22, 23, 24
Attitudes of Lines and Planes, Use of the Silva Compass
Rowland, Ch. 1 Problems 1.1, 1.2, 1.4
Otter Creek- mapping of Joint Sets Bring Swim suit Visualizing Simple Structures Geo Blocks 3D Strain Measurements
VDP&M, p.138-152 see website Computer lab 420
Stereographic Projections
Rowland, Ch. 5
Hancock, MD-Field description of folded rocks
Fossen, p.220-226
Lab 1
Field Trip Aug 27, 28 2 3
4 Field Trip
Aug 29, 30, 31 Sep 12, 13, 14
Sept 19, 20, 21 Sept 24 Sat Sept 25 Sun
No labs the week of GSA Visualizing Geological Contacts and Outcrop Patterns
5
Oct 3, 4, 5
6
Oct 10, 11, 12 Oct 17, 18, 19 Sat. Oct. 24 Sun. Oct 25 Oct 26, 27, 28 Oct 31, Nov 1, 2, 7, 9 Nov 14, 15, 16
Interpretation of Geologic Maps Bring the Bree Ck.. Quadrangle assembled Geologic Structural Cross Sections I
Nov 28, 29, 30
Subsurface Mapping
7 Field Trip 8 9 10
Rowland, Ch. 14 Problems 14.1 , 14.2 Experiments 14.1, 14.4
Computer lab 420 Rowland, Ch. 2 Problems 2.2 and 2.4 Rowland, Ch. 3 Rowland Ch.4
Greenland Gap-Geological Mapping Making a Geological Map
Use field trip data
Geologic Structural Cross Sections II
Rowland, Ch. 4
Sandbox experiments, Faults
Rowland, Ch. 9
Thanksgiving Nov 19-27 11
Fossen, p. 396-399