Syllabus

ES120-Stratigraphy and Sedimentology – Spring 08

Instructor: Jim Zachos 

Graduate Teaching Assistant: Rachel Brown, Katie Snell

 

 

Date

Lecture Topic

Reading *

M

 

31--Mar

 Introduction -Development and Applications

 Weathering, Sedimentary textures.

Chap. 1

Chap. 2

W

2-Apr

 Fluid Flow, Mechanics of Sediment Transport & Deposit.

Chap. 3

Sat

5-Apr

FIELD TRIPMain Beach

 

M

7Apr

 Sedimentary Structures 

Chap. 4

W

9Apr

 Composition, Classification, of Sedimentary Rocks

Chap. 5, 6

M

14-Apr

 Terrestrial Sedimentary Environments

   Siliciclastic – Fluvial Systems

Chap. 8

W

16Apr

Terrestrial Sedimentary Environments

 

Sat

19-Apr

FIELD TRIP San Benito

 

M

21-Apr

 Siliciclastic - Coastal Depositional Environments 

Chap. 9.

W

23-Apr

 Siliciclastic - Deep Sea Depositional Environments

Chap. 10

M

28-Apr

 Carbonate Rocks

Chap. 11

W

30-April

 Carbonate Environments

Chap. 12

Sat

3-May

FIELD TRIP - Pigeon Point

 

M

5-May

MID-TERM

 

W

7-May

 Other Biogenic Sedimentary Rocks & Chemical Sedimentary Rocks

Chap. 13

Chap. 14

M

12-May

 Chronostratigraphy, Lithostratigraphy & Facies Analysis

Chap. 15

W

14-May

 Biostratigraphy

Chap. 16

Sat

17-May

FIELD TRIP - Montara State Beach

 

M

19-May

 Logging, Physical, Chemical Properties

Chap. 17

W

21-May

 Chemostratigraphy  (O, C, Sr isotopes)

Handouts

M

26-May

 Chemostratigraphy  (cont.)

Handouts

W

28-May

 Radiometric Dating & Magneto stratigraphy

Chap. 18

M

2-June

 Seismic & Sequence Stratigraphy-Rocks in Space & Time

Chap. 19

W

4-June

Review

 

 

 

FINAL EXAM

D236