EES203: Syllabus

LEARN THE TIME SCALE NOW (p. 616-618, Boggs)!!

Part I — Physical Sedimentology

Jan     17    Th       Introduction to sedimentary rocks and depositional basins
           22    T         Weathering and Soils, and Paleoclimates Chapter 1, p. 1-20
           24    Th       Sediment transport, Chapter 2, p. 21-36
           29    T         Sediment gravity flows, Chapter 2, p. 36-47
           31    Th       Sedimentary textures, Chapter 3, p. 49-73
Feb      5    T         Sedimentary structures, Chapter 4 p. 74-115
             7    Th       Sedimentary structures, Chapter 4 p. 74-115
           12    T         Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks & sediment provenance, Chapter 5, p. 117-157
           14    Th       Carbonate rocks, chapter 6, p. 159-196
           19    T         MIDTERM 1

Part II — Facies Models & Depositional Systems

Feb    21    Th      Alluvial fans and fluvial systems, Chapter 9, p. 242-258
           26    T         Eolian environments, Chapter 8, p. 258-268
           28    Th       Lacustrine and Glacial systems, Chapter 8, p. 268-287
Mar      4    T         Deltas, Chapter 9, p. 289-306
             6    Th       Beaches, barrier islands, and shoreline environments, Chapter 9, p. 306-332
           11    T         SPRING BREAK
           13    Th       SPRING BREAK
           18    T         Guest speaker – Brian McIntyre – from SEM lab   
           20    Th       Shallow marine - siliciclastic shelf environments, Chapter 10, p. 334-349
           25    T         Shallow marine - carbonate environments, evaporites Chapter 11, p. 366-395
           27    Th       Slope through deep marine settings, Chapter 10, p. 349-365
Apr       1    T         Chert, iron-bearing sedimentary rocks, Ch. 7, p. 197-239
  3    Th       MIDTERM II
             8    T         Phosphorites, Carbonaceous sediments, Chapter 7, p. 223-239

Part III — Stratigraphy        

10    Th       Lithostratigraphy, Chapter 12, p. 398-432
           15    T         Seismic strat, Chapters 13, p. 433-451; Sequence strat, Chapters 13, p. 451-462      
Dec    17    Th       Sequence strat, Chapter 13, p. 451-462; Magnetostrat, Chapter 13, p. 462-476
           22    T         Biostratigraphy Chapter 14, p. 478-512
           24    Th       Chronostratigraphy, 15, p. 513-549
           29    T         Tectonics and basin analysis, Chapter 16, p. 550-581

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