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Overview
Earth & Planetary Sciences : Traverse of a major orogenic belt (usually the Acadian and Taconic of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Quebec). The principal tectonic units and the major igneous, depositional, metamorphic and tectonic events and processes. Interpretation of orogenic belts in terms of continental-margin evolution, the opening and closure of ocean basins, collision of island arcs and continents and the arrival of "rafted terrains".
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2010-2011 academic year.
- 2-week field course in May, plus assigned papers
- Students must register for both EPSC 631D1 and EPSC 631D2
- No credit will be given for this course unless both EPSC 631D1 and EPSC 631D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms