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12.001 Introduction to Geology

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.

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Science and Technology / Geoscience / Atmospheric Science

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Material Type:: Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:: June 9, 2011
Date Modified in MERLOT:: June 12, 2018
Author:: Prof. Lindy Elkins-Tanton
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States