Name: Geology II
Start: 2025-09-13T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-13T16:00:00-04:00
Location: 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way

This Geology course builds on fundamentals from the first class, Geology I, looking at earthquakes, mass movements, and floods.
About this Event

Geology II

with Anton DuMars

Friday, September 13 | 12 - 4pm

BRN - Core | BREG - Elective

The second class of this two-part Geology course builds on fundamentals from the first class, Geology I. We progress to a model of Southern Appalachian Mountain building and include an overview of geologic processes such as earthquakes, mass movements, and floods. We wrap up with a summary of the Spruce Pine Mining District and the Sparta, NC Earthquake of 2020

Anton DuMars, a resident of Black Mountain, NC, is an adjunct professor at the College of Charleston. His geological interests include fluvial, deltaic, and coastal processes. Ideally, he’s spending time on a hiking trail or aboard his sailboat.

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