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GEOLOGY 111 and 111A - Lecture Notes |
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Introduction, history of the earth and geological time | notes-1.pdf | Read chapters 1 and 8. |
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2 |
Minerals | notes-2.pdf | Read chapter 2 |
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3 |
The rock cycle and igneous rocks | notes-3.pdf | Read chapter 3 |
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Volcanism and volcanic rocks | notes-3.pdf | Read chapter 4. Visit my website on the 1980 Mt. St. Helens eruption |
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5 |
Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks | notes-4.pdf | Read chapters 5, 6 and 7. |
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6 |
Glaciation and surficial deposits | notes-5.pdf | Read Chapter 17 |
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History of Plate Tectonics | notes-6.pdf | Read chapter 12 |
| 8 | Plate tectonics | notes-7.pdf | Read chapter 12 |
| 9 | Earthquakes | notes-8.pdf | Read chapter 10. Visit my website on the 1700 Juan de Fuca earthquake |