12.001 Introduction to Geology, Spring 2008
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Elkins-Tanton, Lindy
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Introduction to Geology
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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.
Date issued
2008-06Other identifiers
12.001-Spring2008
local: 12.001
local: IMSCP-MD5-9eb0166e1ddc616424ccb375ed6880fa
Keywords
minerals, igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, volcanoes, earthquakes, geologic mapping, plate tectonics
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