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processes & distribution of glacial deposits: mass balance ice flow, glacier erosion & deposition, sub-glacial deformation, debris flow deposition, melt-out tills & ice-contact, processes, landforms, kettles, ice-contact landforms, glacial lakes, outwash

Mineral Definition & Properties, Classification, Physical Properties, Environments, Crystal Systems & Classes, Point & Space Groups, Crystal Structures, Coordination, Structure and stoichiometry, X-rays, powder diffraction, Density, optics, Birefringence & Pleochroism, Indicatrix, Biaxial Interference figures, Light, Biaxial Indicatrix, Isotropic, Phase Diagrams, Classification, Uniaxial Mineral, Systematic Mineralogy, Native Elements, Sulfides, Halides, Oxides, Hydroxides, Carbonates, Systematic Descriptive Mineralogy, Sulfates, Phosphates

Earth Systems, Plate Tectonics, Earth Materials, Igneous Rocks, Intrusives, Sedimentary Rocks, Metamorphism, Deformation, Clocks in Rocks (Geologic Time), Solar System and formation of planets,– Evolution of Continents, Geobiology, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Earth’s Interior, Climate System, Weathering Erosion, and Mass Wasting, Groundwater and Hydrologic Cycle, Rivers and Streams, Winds and Deserts, Coasts and Oceans, Glaciers, Landscapes, Human Impacts

nucleosynthetic processes and the isotopic abundances of the elements, geochronology and cosmochronology using radioactive decay schemes, use of radiogenic and stable isotopes in petrology and their application to study of the evolution of the crust and mantle, isotopic evidence regarding formation of Earth & solar system, stable isotopes and their use in geothermometry, ore petrogenesis, paleontology, global climate system

Relative Dating, Rocks and Minerals, Weathering of Rocks & Formation of Sediment, Data Table for Sand Samples, Sedimentary (Rocks, Rock Classification Table, Structures, Depositional Environments, Classification Chart), Stratigraphy & Lithologic Correlation, Invertebrate macrofossils, Fossil Preservation, Microfossils, Biostratigraphy Evolution, Evolution of Vertebrates, Interpreting Geologic History from Maps

study of the history of earth and life through time, overview of evolution, fossils, dinosaurs, geologic time, radiometric dating, origin of the earth, environments, geologic history of North America

ways to recognize and characterize major structures in the earth's crust and gain insight into how these structures form, understanding crustal structures, techniques for determining the sequence in which structures form, macroscopic & microscopic structures

geological background & volcanoes, dynamics of eruptions, Kilauea volcano, reading list, maps & pictures of Hawaii, links, course outline

Earth’s history as revealed through the principles of stratigraphy and the processes of physical geology, formations and geologic development of the North American continent: handouts (Geological Timescale, Exam Review Sheets, Review of Cordilleran Tectonics), links

condensed course notes, links to other sources (virtual field trips): structure of earth, plate tectonics, divergent & convergent plates, mantle plumes & hotspots, structure of rock bodies, minerals, igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, geological resources, geologic time, rivers systems, groundwater, glaciers, volcanism, seismicity, geologic hazards