Introduction to Geology
As taught in: Spring 2008
![Unconformity. Unconformity.](../contents/12-001s08.jpg)
An unconformity results from discontinuous deposition of sediments. (Image courtesy of NASA.)
Instructors:
Prof. Lindy Elkins-Tanton
MIT Course Number:
12.001
Level:
Course Features
Course Description
This undergraduate level course presents a basic study in geology. It introduces major minerals and rock types, rock-forming processes, and time scales; temperatures, pressures, compositions, structure of the Earth, and measurement techniques; geologic structures and relationships observable in the field; sediment movement and landform development by moving water, wind, and ice; crustal processes and planetary evolution in terms of global plate tectonics with an emphasis on ductile and brittle processes.