A thin section of sheared quartzite under crossed polarized light. (Image Courtesy of Brian Evans.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. J. Evans
MIT Course Number
12.524
As Taught In
Fall 2005
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
12.524 is a survey of the mechanical behavior of rocks in natural geologic situations. Topics will include a brief survey of field evidence of rock deformation, physics of plastic deformation in minerals, brittle fracture and sliding, and pressure-solution processes. We will compare results of field petrologic and structural studies to data from experimental structural geology.