Credit Weight: 0.5 Prerequisite(s): Geology 2217 Description: Physical controls of metamorphism, distribution in space and time, heat flow, global heat budget. Tectonic and historical contingencies affecting the distribution of facies series. Plate tectonic and other tectonic controls on the distribution and style of metamorphism. Deformation processes in crystalline materials, diffusion, crystal plasticity, microscopic deformation mechanism in general. Offering: 3-3; or 3-3

Geology 3217 Metamorphism

Credit Weight: 0.5 Prerequisite(s): Geology 2217 Description: Physical controls of metamorphism, distribution in space and time, heat flow, global heat budget. Tectonic and historical contingencies affecting the distribution of facies series. Plate tectonic and other tectonic controls on the distribution and style of metamorphism. Deformation processes in crystalline materials, diffusion, crystal plasticity, microscopic deformation mechanism in general. Offering: 3-3; or 3-3





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