From the 2007-2009 Catalog of Courses:

ERTH 353, Structural Geology, 3 cr, 2 cl hrs, 3 lab hrs

• Prerequisites (Earth Science majors): ERTH 102 & 102L; ERTH 317, 318 or 319; PHYS 121 or 131; or consent of instructor
• Prerequisites (Mineral Engineering majors): ME 360 & 360L; PHYS 121 or 131; or consent of instructor
• Corequisite (Mineral Engineering majors): ME 462
• Offered fall semester
• Study and interpretation of geologic structures. Processes of fracturing, faulting, folding, and flow of rocks; stress and strain; and elementary concepts of tectonics. Lab includes solution of map problems and use of stereographic projections. Field trips.

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