GEOL 205: Sedimentary Materials and Environments |
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NOTE: Dates/events are subject to change due to weather & other scheduling factors; pay attention to in-class announcements or email updates. Due to department faculty travel, we'll need to schedule at least one make-up session; we'll decide on time for this as a group. |
| Date | Lab Topic | Textbook
chapter |
| All labs begin during Fri. class mtg time, 11-12 noon, Rm 259 PSB unless specified |
(chap.
in parentheses helpful but not required) |
| Lab 1: Orientation, begin rm. 259, and continue in PSB labs (rm 200, rm 136 and in the field). | ||
all
dates |
Lab 2: Fieldwork water flow/chemistry (Creek/Rhoads Pond) | 1,
2 (4) |
for
spring |
Lab 3: Sed. Textures: sample collection; analysis, classification | 3 |
term
'08 |
Lab 4: Hand sample siliciclastics sed. rx, sed. structures, textures | 4,
5 (10) |
are
TBA. |
Lab 5: Fieldwork, stream/pond mapping & measurements (Creek/Rhoads Pond) | |
| Lab 6: Hand ID carbonate; chemical; carbonaceous rx | 6,
7 |
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| First Test | ||
| Spring Break begins after last class – | 6,
9, 11 |
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| Term paper Abstract/Outline/Refs due | ||
| Lab 7: Fieldwork, shallow stratigraphy-GPR (Rhoads) | 8,
13 |
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| Lab 8: Analysis of field trip data and samples | 6,
9, 11 |
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| Lab 9: Lithofacies analysis, chronostratigraphy, dating, correlation | 12,14,15 |
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| First draft of research term paper due | ||
| Lab 10: Geophysical data interp., sequence strat., isopach mapping | 13
(16) |
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| Lab 11: Research paper presentations | ||
Final, revised version of term paper due |
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| Second test | 8-13; 15-16 |
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| Lab 12: oral lab quizzes; wrap-up. |