EAS 3040 Interior of the Earth
Spring. 3 credits. Prerequisite: EAS 2200 or permission of instructor. C. Andronicos.
This class will investigate the geology of the solid earth with emphasis on igneous and metamorphic petrology, structure of the continents and ocean basins, and large-scale tectonics. Interaction between deformation, melt generation, and metamorphism will be examined as mechanisms by which the crust is differentiated from the underlying mantle. Geophysical and geochemical techniques for probing the deep interior of the earth will be investigated. Plate tectonics will be used as a unifying theme to understand processes operating in the solid earth.