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EAPS 54400 - Structure And Composition Of The Earth’s Crust


Credit Hours: 3.00. Deals with current knowledge of the geophysical structure of the earth’s crust and the interpretation of the geophysical measurements in terms of petrology. Topics covered include: reflection and refraction crustal structure, crustal and upper mantle seismic anisotropy, petrology of oceanic dredge rocks, ophiolites, fault zone reflectivity, exposed continental crustal cross sections, crustal xenoliths, and evolution of the crust. Typically offered Spring.