Geology
3 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 4 cr.
Studies plate tectonic and exotic terrains; geomorphic provinces of Oregon; use of topographic maps; mountain building processes, volcanism and platonism; and the geomorphic work of glaciers. Covers mountainous regions of Oregon and Washington, including Blue Mountains, Klamath Mountains, Cascade Range, Coast Range-Willamette Valley and Olympics-Puget Lowland; earthquakes, faults, and tsunamis in the Pacific Northwest.
Offered as needed.
3 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 4 cr.
Focuses on the description and identification of the principal rock-forming minerals and the most important igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Covers exotic terrains, plate tectonics, and the relationship of rock types to plate tectonic setting; description of types of mineral ore deposits and their plate tectonic settings; laboratory identification of principal ore minerals; and the geologic time scale. Includes a basic understanding of how to read the stratigraphic record.
Offered as needed.
3 class and 2 lab hrs/wk, 4 cr.
Studies plate tectonic and exotic terrains; geomorphic provinces of Oregon; use of Oregon; use of topographic maps; stream processes and characteristics, including Oregon examples; types of lakes and lake basins, including Oregon examples; geology and geologic history of the desert/steppe provinces of Oregon and Washington: Columbia- Deschutes Plateau, High Lava Plains, Basin and Range; fossils as evidence of past life; fossils and fossil sites in Oregon.
Offered as needed.
3 class and 3 lab hrs/wk, 4 cr.
Studies the nature and origin of common rocks and minerals. Identification techniques applied in laboratory and on field trips.
F
3 class and 3 lab hrs/wk, 4 cr.
Offers a broad non-quantitative, descriptive survey of geologic landforms. Map interpretation activities applied in laboratory and on field trips.
W
3 class and 3 lab hrs/wk, 4 cr.
Emphasizes geophysical study of earth history, interpreted through geophysics and plate tectonics, coupled with laboratory field study of paleontology.
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