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Course Info

  • Course Number / Code:
  • 12.114 (Fall 2005) 
  • Course Title:
  • Field Geology I 
  • Course Level:
  • Undergraduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Prof. B. Clark Burchfiel

    Teaching Assistant and Laboratory Instructor:
    Ben Crosby 
  • Course Introduction:
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  • 12.114 Field Geology I



    Fall 2005




    Course Highlights


    This course features lecture notes slide shows and lab exercises in preparation for geology field camp.


    Course Description


    The course provides students with (1) an introduction to the geologic history of western North America, with particular emphasis on our field camp location and (2) an introduction to both digital and traditional techniques of geological field study. The weather permitting, several weekend field exercises provide practical experience in preparation for Field Geology II (12.115). It presents introductory material on the regional geology of the locale of 12.115.


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