Assignments - Fall, 2007
Tentative Schedule

August 27 M - text: Preface and Chapter 1 - Sedimentary Rocks, an Introduction

August 29 W - FIELD - sampling, Jordan Formation, Garvin Heights

August 31 F - finish controls on formation of sedimentary rocks. use text: Chapter 2 - Weathering and Soils, to elaborate on controls in source

September 3 M - No class - Labor Day

September 5 W - FIELD - Garvin Heights Section Description in small groups

September 7 F - text Chapter 3, p. 31-38; Sediment Transport and Fluid Flow; handout on fluid flow; review sedimentary structures images;

view tape (on reserve in library) and begin writing three-page summary of video tape "Flow in Alluvial Channels", due on Monday, September 17. Your observations and interpretations from this Wednesday's flume experiments in the lab should be integrated with the discussion of the video.

Data from your grain size analysis of the Jordan samples are due Friday, Sept. 7

September 10 M - Fluid flow, text Chapter 3, p. 31-38; read Southard paper on experimental flows - "Experimental Determination of Bed-form Stability" by John Southard, 1991, Ann. Reviews of Earth & Planetary Science, v. 19, p. 423-55.

September 12 W - LAB - Flume experiments to illustrate flow regime, sedimentary textures and sedimentary structures - Brian and Barrett

Field Project - each small group should do their own work on Garvin Heights Section througout the week

September 14 F - Chapter 4: Primary Sedimentary Structures; flow regime and unidirectional sedimentary structures;

Progress reports on Garvin Heights Section due from each group Friday, Sept. 14. These reports should include:

what your group has completed on the graphic representation of the stratigraphic section;

a photocopy of each student's individual field notes

September 17 M - Chapter 4, p. 50-52 - structures from multidirectional flow; On your own, read Ch. 4, p. 53-57 Bedding plane structures and mechanically produced sedimentary structures

Due Monday, September 17 - Three-page written summary of video "Flow in Alluvial Channels." Include your own individual observations and interpretations from last week's flume experiments and integrate them with your discussion of the video.

September 19 W text, chapter 3, p. 39-44 Sediment Gravity flows; Chapter 4, p. 57-64 and handout: Biogenic sedimentary structures (trace fossils) ;

September 21 F Chapter 5 - conglomerates and breccias, p. 66-76

Garvin Heights Section final turn-in Friday. September 21

September 24 M Chapter 5 - textures of sandstones; emphasize p. 81-88, grain size

September 26 W FIELD - Homer Section

Final report on grain size analysis of Jordan Formation is due Wednesday, September 26

September 28 F text Chapter 5, p. 78-82 and 95-101 - composition and classification of sandstones - handouts; significance of sandstone types (handouts); conglomerates (remainder of chapter 5)

October 1 M Finish Ch. 5, shape, fabric, surface textures, and textural maturity, p. 88-91

October 3 W EXAMINATION #1 - Chapters 1-5 and associated warmups, outside readings, video tape, and lecture material.

October 5 F text Chapter 15, p. 328-330: facies;

LAB - progress reports on Homer Section due from each group. These reports should include:

what your group has completed on the graphic representation of the stratigraphic section;

a photocopy of each student's individual field notes

October 8 M text, Chapter 8, p. 136-147 (alluvial fans and braided streams)

October 10 W FIELD - Homer section

October 12 F NO CLASS FALL BREAK DAY

October 15 M text Chapter 8, p. 147-155 (meandering streams)

First summary paper due Monday, October 15

October 17 W text Chapter 9, p. 166-180 (deltas [and estuaries-class notes/handout] Warmup due on deltas and estuaries today

(do eolian and lacustrine sediments on your own, and don't forget to turn in the warmup Wednesday, October 31.)

October 19 F text Chapter 9, p. 180-195 (peritidal environments)

Homer Section Final Turn-in Friday, October 19

October 22 M NO CLASS

October 24 W NO CLASS

October 26 F NO CLASS

Ocober 29 M NO CLASS

October 31 W text Chapter 9, p. 180-195, Barrier islands Warmup due today on tide and wave-dominated coasts. Warmup also do on aeolian and lacustrine environments.

November 2 F Siliciclastic shelves; text Chapter 10, p. 203-209, continental slope and rise deposits; warmup due today on siliciclastic shelves

November 5 M - Submarine fans; text Chapter 10, p. 209-227 (pelagic deposits and Cretaceous shelf and pelagic deposits of western interior USA)

November 7 W - Finish Chapter 10, pelagic deposits; text, Chapter 11, p. 228-243 Components of limestones and limestone classification

November 9 F - text, Chapter 11, p. 243-245 slide set to illustrate limestone components and classification. Note that diagenesis and environment of deposition is worked into discussion of slide set

Second summary paper due Friday, November 9

November 12 M - NO CLASS Veteran's Day

November 14 W EXAM through chapter 10

November 16 F - Chapter 11 - carbonate diagenesis and dolomitization;

November 19 M Text, Chapter 12 carbonate depositional environments - especially Bahamian model;

November 21 W NO CLASS Thanksgiving

November 23 F NO CLASS Thanksgiving

November 26 M Begin Text, Chapter 15 (Lithostratigraphy) - pages 324-343: facies, T/R and T/R cycles, base level, gaps in the record, catastrophic uniformitarianism

November 28 W Text, Chapter 15 (Lithostratigraphy) - pages 343-367 : correlation, nature of the control on T/R/ packages, cycles, event stratigraphy, time and time-rock units.

November 30 F Sequence Stratigraphy (assignments to be determined)

Third summary paper due Friday, November 30

December 3 M Sequence Stratigraphy (assignments to be determined)

December 5 W Sequence Stratigraphy (assignments to be determined)

December 7 F Sequence Stratigraphy (assignments to be determined)

Posters due Friday, December 7

December 12 W 10:30 Final Exam