EARTH 328-0 Tectonics and Structural Geology

Syllabus

Prof.: Craig R. Bina, Tech F299, 491-3238, craig@earth.northwestern.edu
Prof.'s Office Hours: By appointment (just phone or email in advance; most afternoons are best)
Part-Time T.A.: Trevor Bollmann, Tech F482, 491-8182, trevor@earth.northwestern.edu

Department: Earth and Planetary Sciences, Tech F379, 491-3238, Fax 491-8060
Students are invited to attend any weekly departmental research seminars.

Text: Structural Geology by Haakon Fossen, 1st edition, 2010, Cambridge, ISBN-10: 0521516641, ISBN-13: 978-0521516648.
(The textbook should also be available on Reserve at the library.)
Textbook Errata: http://folk.uib.no/nglhe/StructuralGeoBookErrata.html
Text E-Modules: http://folk.uib.no/nglhe/StructuralGeoBookEmodules.html
Text Problems: http://folk.uib.no/nglhe/Additional%20Problems.pdf
Stereonet Software: http://www.geo.cornell.edu/geology/faculty/RWA/programs/stereonet.html
Course Website: http://www.earth.northwestern.edu/~craig/teach/EARTH_328-0/
(Access to e-reserve materials is restricted and logged by NetID.)

Class Lectures: MoTuWe 4:00-4:50pm
Class Labs: Th 4:00-4:50pm
Class Location: Tech F389

Note: This is the first offering of this course in many years. The syllabus is likely to evolve as the course proceeds.

Students are expected to read assigned material prior to class meetings.
Students are also encouraged to study the e-modules associated with some chapters.

• 1/06-1/10 WEEK 1: structural analysis; general deformation
  Reading: Fossen chapters 1-2, McPhee (1980)
       During cancelled classes, work through the e-modules for Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.
  Lab Reading: Fossen appendix B
       Also study the e-module for Stereonets prior to lab.
       It may be helpful to install the Stereonet Software prior to lab.
  Homework 1: Fossen Problems 2-1, 2-2, 2-3 (due Tuesday 1/14) [Feedback]
  Lab 1: Stereonets (due Wednesday 1/15) [Feedback]
  Lecture Notes: 01
• 1/13-1/17 WEEK 2: strain; stress
  Reading: Fossen chapters 3-4
       Also begin working through the e-module for Chapters 4-5.
  [Course-Add Deadline 1/14]
  Homework 2: Fossen Problems 2-4, 2-6, 2-7a; Stereonet Interpretation Worksheet (due Tuesday 1/21) [Feedback]
  Lab 2: Strike and Dip from Maps and Apparent Dips (due Wednesday 1/22) [Feedback]
  Lecture Notes: 02, 03, 04
  Other Notes: possibly useful stereonet visualization tool
• 1/20-1/24 WEEK 3: lithospheric stress; rheology(?)
  Reading: Fossen chapters 5-6
       Also finish working through the e-module for Chapters 4-5.
       Also work through the e-module for Chapter 6.
  Lab Reading: Introduction to the Brunton Compass
  [No Class on Monday 1/20 for MLK Day]
  [Guest Lecturer on Wednesday 1/22]
  [P/N-Selection Deadline 1/24]
  Homework 3: Fossen Problem 4-1 (due Tuesday 1/28) [Feedback]
  Lab 3: Measurement via Brunton Transit (due Wednesday 1/29) [Feedback]
  Lecture Notes: 05, 06, 07
  Other Notes: Van der Pluijm on vein fill
• 1/27-1/31 WEEK 4: fracture and brittle deformation; faults
  Reading: Fossen chapters 7-8
       Also work through the e-modules for Chapter 7 and Chapter 8.
  [Lab on Monday 1/27]
  [Lecture on Thursday 1/30]
  Homework 4: Fault Problems 10.9 and 10.10a (due Wednesday 2/05) [Feedback]
  Lab 4: Measurement via Google Earth [requires Atlas.kmz file] (due Monday 2/03)
       Bring your laptop with Google Earth to lab.
  Lecture Notes: 08, 09
  Other Notes: Fossen on fault angles, fault-rock images
• 2/03-2/07 WEEK 5: folds and folding
  Reading: Fossen chapter 11
       Also work through the e-module for Chapter 11.
  [Midterm Examination (take-home component) due Monday 2/10] [Feedback] [Scores]
  Lab 5: Brittle Deformation (due Wednesday 2/12) [Feedback]
  Lecture Notes: 10, 11, 12
• 2/10-2/14 WEEK 6: foliation and cleavage; lineations
  Reading: Fossen chapters 12-13
       Also work through the e-modules for Chapter 12 and Chapter 13.
  [Midterm Examination (in-class component) 2/10] [Feedback] [Scores]
  [Course-Drop Deadline 2/14]
  Lab 6: Folds and Foliations (due Wednesday 2/26) [Feedback]
  Homework 5: Fold Problems 6.2 and 2.8 (due Tuesday 2/18) [Feedback]
  Lecture Notes: 13, 14
  Other Notes: pitch directions, fault drag, fold axes, fold limbs
• 2/17-2/21 WEEK 7: boudinage; shear zones and mylonites
  Reading: Fossen chapters 14-15, blog posts
       Also work through the e-modules for Chapter 14 and Chapter 15.
  Lab Reading: Polarized Light Microscopy
  [Lab on both Tuesday and Thursday]
  Lab 7: Petrography of Foliations (due Wednesday 3/05) [Feedback]
  Homework: read the blog posts ...
  Lecture Notes: 15, 16
• 2/24-2/28 WEEK 8: contractional regimes
  Reading: Fossen chapter 16
       Also work through the e-module for Chapter 16.
  Lab Reading: Raith et al. (2012) pp. 40-46
  [Lab on both Tuesday and Thursday]
  Homework 6: More Fold Problems 8.4 and M2-2 (due Thursday 3/06) [Feedback]
  Lecture Notes: 17, 18
• 3/03-3/07 WEEK 9: extensional regimes
  Reading: Fossen chapter 17
       Also work through the e-module for Chapter 17.
  [Lab on both Tuesday and Thursday]
  Lab 8: Sheared Specimens (due Wednesday 3/12) [Feedback]
  Homework 7: Fossen Problem 18-1 [for part d, include stylolites, veins, vein systems, crenulations] (due Tuesday 3/11) [Feedback]
  Lecture Notes: 19
• 3/10-3/14 WEEK 10: strike-slip, transpression, and transtension
  Reading: Fossen chapter 18
       Also work through the e-module for Chapter 18.
  [Lecture on Monday]
  [WCAS Reading Period Begins 3/11 – used for make-up classes]
  [Make-up lecture/discussion on Tuesday]
  Other Notes: ductile deformation in salt
• 3/17-3/21 FINAL EXAMINATION WEEK:
  [Final Examination (take-home component) due Tuesday 3/18 2pm (This contains color images, but feel free to turn in a grayscale version.)
  [Final Examination (laboratory component) due Tuesday 3/18 2pm (You can ask the office staff to let you into F389 to study the samples any time between 8:30am Monday and 2:00pm Tuesday.)
  We will not have a regular sit-down in-class final examination. [Scores]

Class grade will be based upon Final Exam, Midterm Exam, Labs, Quizzes, and Problem Sets - weighted in descending order. The final examination will cover all of the course material.

Students are expected to check the syllabus website and their email regularly.

Late assignments will not be accepted without prior arrangement.

All students should review WCAS guidelines on Academic Integrity.

Use of electronic devices (e.g., calculators, tablets, laptop computers, cellular phones, iPods, etc.) during in-class examinations is prohibited.

Please refrain from disrespectful or distracting behavior during class, including but not limited to: use of cell phones, laptop computers, iPods, etc.

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