GEOL 352 Advanced Field Mapping

Students will undertake field mapping exercises in Castle Hill basin, and accommodation will be in the University of Canterbury field station at Cass. Depending on class enrolment numbers we anticipate running two streams (A and B) with a change-over day during the middle of the week.  Both streams will include (a) bedrock geological mapping and cross-section production, and (b) one day of tectonic geomorphic mapping (Castle Hill). The course will require some pre-trip reading followed by the 5-day field trip to Castle Hill (in the week of 11-19 February 2017) preceding Semester One. A further one-day of field work for each stream is planned for 4-5th March.  This course is designed to complement GEOL351. Field mapping takes place off-campus and a reasonable degree of physical fitness is required.

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