EAS417 Field Mapping in Argentina
Summer. 3 credits. Prerequisite: introductory EAS course and EAS426 or EAS304.
S. Mahlburg
Field mapping course in Argentina that fulfills field requirements for majors with interests in geological sciences and provides a field geological experience for others. Course consists of lectures in Buenos Aires followed by field exercises using modern techniques in the field mapping of a broad range of variably deformed sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks. The course further provides an introduction to the tectonics and magmatic processes of the central Andes with emphasis on comparable processes in the U.S. Exercises are done in combination with students and faculty of the University of Buenos Aires.