| Thu. Sep. 9 |
Lecture
1
LAB 1 |
Introduction
and
Bits and bytes
Geological structures,
Primary
and secondary structures, and
Planes and lines
Internet
GeoTools and the NASA WorldWind 3-pt problem solver |
|
Tue. Sep. 14 |
Lecture 2 |
Geology and topography
Descriptive geometry and trigonometry
Map Projections and scales |
|
Thu. Sep. 16 |
Lecture 3 |
Material stress
and continuum mechanics |
| |
LAB 2 |
Apparent Dip,
Maps,
landforms, and Google Earth (PDF) *
LAB2 - Google Earth KMZ file
Generating land-surface
profiles using GE (MSPP) 
Lafayette College Well-field Analysis (MSPP)
Homework - Lisle exercises.ppt
|
|
Tue. Sep. 21 |
Lecture 4 |
Material strain, deformation,
and rheology |
| Thu. Sep. 23 |
Lecture 5
LAB 3 |
Hobbs, Means and Williams stereonets
*
Histograms and stereonets
Visible geology stereonets and histograms
*
Stereo -
User Manual
Flemington2012a.KMZ *
Homework 3 Sand Brook Syncline.pptx
|
| Tue. Sep. 28 |
Lecture 6 |
Brittle
Deformation *
Earthquakes
|
| Thu. Sep.
30 |
Lecture 7 |
Joints and
Veins |
| |
Field Trip 1 |
Geological traverse I
Moore's Station Quarry, Lambervtille, NJ
*
Pleasant
Valley Traverse
Hopewell fault traverse *
Lambertville Geological Map |
|
Tue. Oct. 5 |
EXAM 1 |
Topics
The exam is a remote, on-line Canvas experience. |
| Thu. Oct. 7 |
Lecture 8 |
Geologic faults |
| |
LAB 4 |
Lisle fault exercises
ppt
Lisle
fault homework.ppt
KEY |
| Tue. Oct. 12 |
Lecture 9 |
Rifting, Extensional basins; the Newark
basin |
|
Thu. Oct. 14 |
Field Trip 2 |
Geological traverse II
Mine Brook Park,
Flemington, NJ *
Parking Directions
*
KMZ
Tracks
Photos Flemington fault,
calcite-chamosite vein,
cross-vein set,
Jake water hammer |
| Tue. Oct.
19 |
Lecture 10 |
Ductile deformation processes |
| Thu. Oct.
21 |
Lecture 11 |
Geologic folds |
| |
LAB 5 |
Lisle fold exercises.ppt
P3.1 KEY
P3.5 KEY P3.10
KEY
MS Excel Data from field trip 2 |
| Tue. Oct. 26 |
Lecture 12 |
Rock fabric and
Lineation |
| Thu. Oct. 28 |
Field Trip 3 |
Geological traverse III at
43 Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, Byram NJ |
| Tue. Nov. 2 |
Lecture 13 |
Unconformities & Igneous rocks *
Lisle unconformity exercise.ppt
KEY |
| Thu. Nov. 4 |
Lecture 14 |
Lithosphere imaging
and convergent tectonics *
Balanced_Cross_Sections |
|
LAB
6 |
Structural profiling
*
Structural profiling of
limestone veins from Mine Brook Park and Unconformity exercise |
|
Tue. Nov. 9 |
EXAM 2 |
Review
questions |
| Thu. Nov. 11 |
Lecture 15 |
Fold-thrust Belts and NJ
Ridge and Valley thrust system
Broughton_cleavage_1946
*
Maxwell_cleavage_1962
*
Herman_Monteverde_1989 |
| |
LAB 7 |
Structural specimen examination *
with virtual explanations *
Homework Cleavage diagram.ppt |
| Tue. Nov.
16 |
Lecture 16 |
Oblique and Strike-slip Tectonics
* Geomagnetic
reversals research |
|
Thu. Nov. 18 |
Field Trip 4 |
Hopewell fault traverse,
Mercer County Park, 41 Valley Road, Hopewell Twp., Mercer County, NJ |
| Tue. Nov.
23 |
Lecture 17 |
Caledonian-Appalachian Mountains *
Mid-Atlantic tectonics |
|
Thu.
Nov. 25 |
No
class |
Thanksgiving
Recess |
| Tue. Nov.
30 |
Lecture 18 |
Earth
Structure and Plate Tectonics |
| Thu. Dec. 2 |
Lecture 19 |
Borehole geophysics and fractured aquifers |
|
LAB
8 |
Dolostone aquifer
*
Basalt and shale aquifer
*
Granite_and_gneiss_aquifer
Borehole_3-Point_Problems
Stony Brook
Wellfield KEY
|
| Tue. Dec. 7 |
Lecture 20 |
ImpactTectonics.org *
Plate-tectonic actualism |
| Thu. Dec.
9 |
Lecture 21 |
Neotectonics
of the New York Recess |
| |
LAB 9 |
Exploring neotectonic data in GE for the NY Recess
GANJ 32 Data |
|
Mon. Dec. 13
FINAL EXAM
12:00-2:30 pm.
Final exam review questions |
| |
Visible Geology Stereonet
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