Office hours: Official times are 1:00-3:00 PM TTh, but stop by any time if my door is open
Email: mitchell@eas.slu.edu
Global Tectonics (2nd Edition, 1996) by Phillip Kearey & Frederic J. Vine (If it is not yet in the book store, don't worry -- we can get by without it for awhile).
The following articles (and possibly others) from scientific journals will be assigned at appropriate times during the semester. They were chosen largely because they illustrate the utilization of geophysical methods for studying crust/mantle structure or tectonic evolution.
Albarède, F. and R. van der Hilst, New mantle convection model may reconcile conflicting evidence, EOS, V. 80, 533-539, 1999.
Atwater, T., Implications of plate tectonics for the Cenozoic tectonic evolution of western North America, Geol. Soc. Am. Bull., V. 81, 3513-3536, 1970.
Mooney, W.D., and L.W. Braile, The seismic structure of the continental crust and upper mantle of North America, in The Geology of North America, Vol. A, The geology of North America -- an overview, Geol. Soc. Am., 39-52, 1989.
Nelson, K.D., A unified view of craton evolution motivated by recent deep seismic reflection and refraction results, Geophys. J. Int., V. 105, 25-35, 1991.
Sengör, A.M.C., Plate tectonics and orogenic research after 25 years: Synopsis of a Tethyan perspectiave, Tectonophysics, 187, 315-344, 1991.
- Mid-term exam: October 11 (Wednesday)
- Final exam: December 11 (Monday) 2:00-3:50 PM