A student demonstrates the technique for measuring the strike and dip of geological features in the field with a Brunton compass. (Image courtesy of Mariela Perignon and Ben Crosby.)
Instructor(s)
Ben Crosby
(Teaching Assistant and Laboratory Instructor)
Prof. B. Clark Burchfiel
MIT Course Number
12.114
As Taught In
Fall 2005
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
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.