Practical Geology

Practical Geology « Series from 2023

Series from 2023

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Genres: Special Interest

Taught by Professor James F. P. Cotter of the University of Minnesota, Morris, this course teaches you the fundamentals of field geology.

You learn the basics of rocks, minerals, and landforms, and how to apply this knowledge to read an outcrop, find and prepare fossils, assess soil and groundwater, prospect for gems and ore, and much more.

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Reading the Rocks

Observing a Landscape and Its Landforms

Find an Outcrop! Field Geology Up Close

Reading a River and the Nearby Land

The Beach: Spectacular Geology in Action

What Sedimentary Rocks Tell You

Desert Fans, Washes, Salt Lakes, and Dunes

Ice, Glacial Landforms, and Gravel Exposures

Limestone and Karst: What Deep Time Can Do

Reading Strata through Geologic Time

Reading Fossils: Life in the Geologic Past

Where and How to Look for Fossils

How Soils Form and Erode

Groundwater and Water Wells

Medical Geology: From Healthful to Harmful

Lava Flows and Volcanic Landscapes

Collecting Minerals and Crystals

Granite: Igneous Rocks That Form at Depth

Metamorphic Rocks and Tectonic Features

Got Marble? Non-Foliated Metamorphic Beauty

Is This Valuable? Gems and Meteorites

Hunting Gold and Other Valuable Minerals

Oil Geology, Oil Plays, and Oil Drilling

Human Landscapes and Practical Geology