Geosciences 302 - FIELD STUDIES/DESERT SOUTHWEST

Spring
2016
01
4.00
John Loveless; Sara Pruss
Th 01:00-03:50
Smith College
41462-S16
SAB-RD 106
jloveles@smith.edu; spruss@smith.edu
This field-oriented course examines the diverse stratigraphic record of mass extinction and Snowball Earth as well as structural complexities preserved in Death Valley and adjacent areas. A required week-long field trip takes place in January followed by a semester-long course in the spring semester. Field analyses include measuring stratigraphic sections and field mapping. Prerequisites: GEO 231 or GEO 232 or GEO 241 or permission of instructor. Enrollment limit of 10 students.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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