Geology 334, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy – Spring 2019 Schedule

 

Date

 

Lecture  Topic

Reading

Lab (Tues or Thur 2:00-3:50)

Lab Room

  April

  2

Course Logistics, Introduction

Text Intro

0. Introduction to microscopes

Columbia 143

 

  4

Global Cycles and River Discharge

P. Olsen Web Page

 

 

  9

Weathering Processes and Products

Chapter 1

1. Sedimentary Rock Identification

Columbia 143

 

 11

Petrology of Siliciclastic Sediments

Chapter 5

 

 

 

 16

Chemical Sediments Overview

Ch. 6 (p. 135-154); 7.1-7.3

2. Siliciclastic Petrology

Columbia 143

 

 18

Fundamentals of Fluid Flow (Josh Roering)

Chapter 2 (Sxn 2.1-2.3)

 

 

 

 23

Sediment Transport, Intro to Bedforms

Ch. 2, and web page

3. Carbonate Petrology

Columbia 143

 

 25

Bedforms and Cross Bedding

Chapter 4 (Sxn 4.1-4.3)

 

 

 30

Mass-Transport Processes and Products

Chapter 2 (Sxn 2.4)

4. Grain-Size Analysis (MS Excel)

Cascade 101

    May

  2

MIDTERM EXAM

 

 

 

 

7

Continental Depositional Environments

Chapter 8 (8.1-8.2)

5. Sedimentary Structures

Columbia 143

 

  9

Marginal Marine Environments

Chapter 9

 

 

 

 11

Field Trip to Oregon Coast (required)

Depart 8:00 a.m. from Onyx Bridge Parking Lot (on Franklin Blvd); details TBA

 

 14

Marine Depositional Environments

Chapter 10

6. Stream Flow Calculations

Cascade 101

 

16

Stratigraphy Concepts - I (Kevin Gardner)

Ch. 12, and Prothero

 

 

 

 21

Stratigraphy Concepts - II

Ch. 12, and Prothero

7. Ice Cores and Paleoclimate

Cascade 101

 

 23

Sequence Stratigraphy

Ch. 13.1-13.3, web page

 

 

 

 28

Global Cycles in the Stratigraphic Record

Ch. 12.4, andHandout

8. Process Stratigraphy

Columbia 143

 30

Sedimentation and Tectonics

Ch. 16, and Handout

 

 

  June

  4

East Taiwan Basin Evolution (Larry Lai)

Reading TBA

Lab Exam

Columbia 143

 

  6

Review for Final Exam

 

 

 12

FINAL EXAM - 8:00 a.m.Wednesday June 12

This is the course plan, though we may need to make minor adjustments during the quarter.  Note that the lab meeting place changes during the quarter (see above).

Readings are from Boggs (2012) 5th edition, except as noted.  Readings not in Boggs will be supplied in class and/or on the course web page.

Note: All Lab and Homework assignments are due one week after they are assigned; any exceptions must be approved by Professor Dorsey or the GTF.

 

Non-Lab Assignment Due Dates (Spring 2019):

- Homework 1 (River Discharge): April 11

- Homework 2 (Acid Rain): April 18

- Homework 3 (Review Questions): April 25

- Homework 4 (Interpreting Depositional Environments): May 16

- Field Trip Report (or Alternate Report): May 23