GEOS 54603 — Microtectonics
Focuses on the microstructural evolution of tectonite rocks and the constraints that can be gleaned from optical microscopic evaluation of rocks in petrographic thin-sections and hand samples. Results are evaluated in the context of plate tectonic theory and geodynamics. Knowledge of mineralogy and petrology equivalent to GEOS 23103 is required. Pre- or Corequisite: GEOS 55603 . (Typically offered: Fall)