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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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- Material Type:
- Learning Object Repository
- Date Added to MERLOT:
- June 9, 2011
- Date Modified in MERLOT:
- June 12, 2018
- Author:
- Prof. Lindy Elkins-Tanton
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Barbra Bied Sperling
- Primary Audience:
- College General Ed, College Lower Division
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- Language:
- English
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