ERTH 753 Field Geology of the UAE
Field Geology of the UAE focuses on the application and integration of sedimentary, stratigraphic and structural principles to undertake field-based descriptions and interpretations of lithologies and structures. Field observations and interpretations will be integrated with regional studies of the Arabian Plate. Students record stratigraphic variations in sedimentary facies in order to facilitate temporally-constrained palaeogeographic and plate-tectonic reconstructions. Large- and small-scale structural features are recorded and interpreted to understand the geological evolution of the UAE since the Neoproterozoic. The course includes 11 days of field excursion and data collection, on-campus data analysis and interpretation and classroom presentations.