GEOL 4121 - Advanced Field Geology

4 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: GEOL 4006 and GEOL 4013 with grades of C or higher, GEOL 4120 or concurrently, and consent of instructor.
Description
Nine hours a day, six days a week for three weeks. Intensive geologic mapping and interpretation in the Rocky Mountains of Montana, with particular emphasis on complexly deformed areas. Includes mapping in folded and faulted sedimentary rocks, intrusive and volcanic igneous rocks, and high-grade metamorphic basement terrain. Construction of multiple cross-sections for complex structures and advanced interpretation of the geologic history of complex areas. Involves extensive, rough, off-trail hiking. This course may include a Signature Experience component.