Almost done the teaching term.

Started the Wilson Cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_Cycle

28/78 and 80/78 attendance in #GL101

Moving on to plate #tectonics.

Marie Tharp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Tharp

Tuzo Wilson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tuzo_Wilson

Harry Hess https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Hammond_Hess

30/78 attendance in #GL101

More structural geology including Miner 49er from Scooby Doo

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8h7wbk

Attendance 33/78 in #GL101

Structural geology.

Monoclines https://mountainbeltway.all-geo.org/2011/07/01/friday-fold-west-bighorn-monocline/ https://mountainbeltway.all-geo.org/2018/03/09/friday-fold-raplee-monocline/

Anticlines https://mountainbeltway.all-geo.org/2020/05/08/friday-fold-wills-mountain-anticline/

Synclines https://mountainbeltway.all-geo.org/2013/01/04/friday-fold-up-on-opequon-creek/

Attendance 37/78 in #GL101

Finished metamorphic rocks

Eclogite https://www.mindat.org/min-48628.html

Blueschist https://www.mindat.org/min-48737.html

Jade & Jadeite https://www.mindat.org/min-40527.html

Attendance 48/98 in #GL101

Reently passed the drop deadline and now enrolment has dropped from 109 to 98.

#GL101

Started #metamorphic rocks.

https://opentextbc.ca/geology/chapter/7-2-classification-of-metamorphic-rocks/

https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/geolmanual/chapter/overview-of-metamorphic-rocks/

Attendance 50/109 #GL101

Finished igenous and moved on to #sedimentary rocks

https://viewer.gigamacro.com/view/aZ4yzKR6FvD8RpFb

https://uwaterloo.ca/earth-sciences-museum/peter-russell-rock-garden/7-keweenawan-conglomerate

Attendance 71/109 and 65/109 and 63/109 #GL101

Two classes of #igneous rocks this week.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igneous_rock

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igneous_rock#/media/File:Mineralogy_igneous_rocks_EN.svg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusive_rock

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrusive_rock

Attendance 75/109 and 72/109 #GL101

More minerals !

Quartz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz

Orthoclase https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthoclase

Hornblende https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornblende

Attendance 65/111 #GL101

Minerals !

https://www.mineralcup.org/

Attendance 85/110 #GL101

Back to intro #geology and the Earth Science Literacy Principles.

https://www.earthscienceliteracy.org/

Attendance 77/112 #GL101

Last class in #GL101 two days ago. Wrapped up mountain building. Bit of review.

Attendance 44/111 Tuesdays.

Enrollment dropped due to late withdrawals.

Starte tectonics in #GL101 today.

Tuzo Wilson https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/cjes-2013-0175

Attendance 52/122 today.

More earthquaks and Earth structure in #GL101 .

Mohorovičić https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohorovi%C4%8Di%C4%87_discontinuity

Gutenberg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beno_Gutenberg

Geopolitics because of the years covered.

Attendance 46/122 today.

More structural geology and earthquakes in #GL101 .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Andreas_Fault#

Attendance 54/122 yesterday.

Structural geology in #GL101 .

Scooby-Doo Where Are You S1E4| Mine Your Own Business

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8h7wbk

Attendance 64/122 two days ago.

Attendance 56/122 today.

Moved on to radiometric age dating. #GL101

https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/dating-rocks-and-fossils-using-geologic-methods-107924044/

Attendance 65/137 yesterday.

Midterms are next week.

Started geologic time. #GL101

https://www.usgs.gov/geology-and-ecology-of-national-parks/geology-bryce-canyon-national-park

https://www.usgs.gov/geology-and-ecology-of-national-parks/grand-canyon-national-park

Attendance 73/137.

Finished metamorphic rocks with migmatite and eclogite. #GL101

https://mountainbeltway.all-geo.org/2012/11/22/rock-cycle-2/

https://mountainbeltway.all-geo.org/2019/12/13/friday-fold-blueschist-eclogite-at-jenner-california/

Attendance 63/138.