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Strike-slip fault system at Bramber, Nova Scotia |
University of Alberta: Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
EAS 233 Geologic Structures and Maps
Winter 2013: Web information
This space will display useful links and information about the course. Information will be added as the course progresses. Like the lithosphere, this page is permanently under construction!
Instruction
Teaching Assistants
- Robert Dokken
- Naomi Miles
- Morgan Snyder
- Shawna White
Outline and schedule
Resources for lectures, labs, and tests
- Additional resources are available at the eClass course page or via the main eClass portal.
Provisional synopsis of main lecture topics
- Structures
- Synopsis
- Reading:
- Davis et al. Part I. Chapter 1. p. 2-33.
- Davis et al. Part III A-C p. 684-705.
- Orientation of lines and planes
- Synopsis
- Reading: Davis et al. Part III E-I p. 711-751.
- Sample map from lecture.
- Build your own maps, block diagrams, cross-sections at Visible Geology: http://app.visiblegeology.com/
- Note: the above tool appears to work best when viewed with Google Chrome. It also works in the current Macintosh version of Firefox. It doesn't seem to work properly in Safari for Mac or in Firefox for Windows, or in any version of Internet Explorer. (These are results of limited testing by J. Waldron: your mileage may differ!)
- Structure contours: Subsurface structure of the Stellarton Basin, Nova Scotia
- (Requires Quicktime - Large file - may take a while to download)
- Cut-out mode: simplified geology of part of the Grand Canyon (Bright Angel Quadrangle: Pdf file
- Animations to assist with visualizing the stereographic projection (Requires Quicktime)
- Printable Wulff net, 15 cm diameter (pdf)
- Primary structures
- Synopsis
- Reading: Davis et al. Part III D p. 705-711.
- Folds
- Synopsis
- Reading: Davis et al. Part II Chapter 7. We focus on the material in p. 351-383
- Structural methods page of Steven Dutch, University of Wisconsin
- Printable Schmidt net, 15 cm diameter (pdf)
- Boudins
- Fabrics
- Synopsis
- Reading: Davis et al. Part II Chapter 9, p. 463-515.
- Kinematic analysis and strain
- Synopsis
- Reading: Davis et al. Part I Chapter 2, p. 35-75, p. 78-89. (Note: these page ranges are revised: an earlier version of this page incorrectly gave references to page ranges in an earlier edition.)
- Dynamic analysis and stress
- Synopsis
- Reading: Davis et al. Part I Chapter 3, p. 90-108, p.120-122, p.129-142. (Note: these page ranges are revised: an earlier version of this page incorrectly gave references to page ranges in an earlier edition.)
- World stress map
- Joints and veins
- Synopsis
- Reading. Davis et al. Part II Chapter 5, p. 193-201, p. 204-216, p. 230-236, p. 239-247.
- Faults
- Synopsis
- Reading: Davis et al. Part II Chapter 6, p. 249-286, p.305-309, p. 313-343.
- Animations of thrust-related folds (Requires Quicktime; based on the programs of Henry Charlesworth)
- Shear zones
- Synopsis
- Reading: Davis et al. Part II Chapter 10, p. 530-546, p. 556-577.
- Impact structures
- Synopsis
- Reading: Davis et al. Part I Chapter 1, p. 13-16.
- http://www.impact-structures.com/understanding-the-impact-cratering-process-a-simple-approach/
General resources
- Geological Maps
- Geological Survey of Canada: search for published geological maps of any area in Canada on Geoscan
Representative evaluative material
- Previous questions, mid-term test A
- Previous questions, mid-term test B; cross-section template
- Answers: written; map work; cross section
- Older mid-term test sample questions
- Sample older map problems from previous years (Various maps with folds and unconformities.)
- Sample format and questions illustrating style of final test