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GEOL 330, Sedimentary Petrology Fall, 2001 TR 1600-1750, BI-105, Lect. M 1300-1550, BI-105, Lab |
Instructor: Dr. Sally McGill Office: BI-110, Tel: 880.5347 email: smcgill@csusb.edu Office hours: M 1600-1700, W 1600-1800, Th 1300-1400 |
Instructor: W. Britt Leatham Office: BI-108, Tel: 880.5322 email: bleatham@csusb.edu Office hours: tba |
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Grading
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Exam 1 |
25% |
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Exam 2 |
25% |
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Laboratory work |
20% |
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Project |
20% |
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Depositional Environment Portfolio |
10% |
Tentative Schedule of
events
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Exam 1 |
Tuesday, October 23 |
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Project approval |
Before Thursday, October 18th |
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Project Presentations and paper due |
Tuesday, December 4th@ 4:00 pm |
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Depositional Environment Portfolio |
Thursday, November 29 (or earlier) |
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Exam 2 |
Thursday, November 29 |
Examinations: Examinations will include material from lectures,
labs, and readings. Exam 1 includes material from the first half of the course.
Most of Exam 2 will cover new material, although I do reserve the right to
apply principles learned in the first part of the quarter to the new material.
Examinations will include short-answer, essay, matching, sketching, labeling,
and multiple-choice questions.
Laboratories: Labs will be graded on participation and completion
of exercises. Purchase yourself a hand lens--you will need it anyway as you
continue your geological studies.
Project: A laboratory and/or
field-based research project is required for successful completion of the
course. A written report and oral/poster presentation of the project is due December
4th. You should choose a topic and have it approved by Thursday October
18th. The written report will include at least 5 pages of double-spaced,
typewritten text excluding title page/abstract, standard bibliography,
illustrations, tables and appendices. Group projects must be at least 10 pages long. A ten-minute, illustrated (show us what you
did w/ slides, photos, overhead transparencies, or give us a demo of your
research) oral presentation is required on December 4th.
Depositional Environment Portfolio: You must make a portfolio representing five
different sedimentary environments. For
each environment you must explain the processes that operate there and the characteristics
of the sediments/rocks that are produced by them. You must document some of these characteristics with samples
and/or photographs from the field. You
must make a connection between the modern environments and ancient sedimentary
rocks. Thus if you sample a modern
eolian dune, you must compare your sample to ancient rocks that formed in that
environment. This may be done by
including samples, photographs or illustrations of ancient eolian dune
deposits. If you sample an ancient
alluvial deposit you must compare it to a modern analog. Each environmental report must include a
map, accurate locality information, field photograph and sketch of the outcrop,
pertinent sketches of significant sedimentary structures, a photograph (either
macro or photomicrograph) of the specimen and a one to two page, word-processed
(10-12 point font) description and interpretation. Be aware that some samples may require polishing, thin-sectioning,
or other special preparation.
Textbook:
Leeder, Mike, 1999. Sedimentology and Sedimentary Basins,
Blackwell Science.