GE 3100: Depositional Systems
Fall Semester, 2002
Instructor: Dr. Jackie Huntoon, 626 DOW, 487-2412,
jeh@mtu.edu.
Text:
Boggs, S., Jr., 1995, Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, Third
Edition: Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall, 726 p.
Other texts of interest:
Collinson,
J.D. and Thompson, D.B., Sedimentary Structures: New York, Chapman
and Hall, 207 p.
Fritz,
W.J., and Moore, J.N., 1988, Excercises in Physical Stratigraphy and
Sedimentology: New York, John Wiley and Sons, 221 p.
Leeder,
M.R., 1982, Sedimentology Process and Product: Boston, George Allen
and Unwin, 344 p.
Prothero,
D.R., and Schwab, F., 1996, Sedimentary Geology: New York, W.H.
Freeman and Company, 575 p.
Pye, K.,
1994, Sediment Transport and Depositional Processes: Boston, Blackwell
Scientific Publications, 397 p.
Tucker,
M., 1989,
The Field Description of Sedimentary Rocks: New York,
John Wiley and Sons, Halsted Press. 112 p.
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Week
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Date
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Topic
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Reading
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| 1 | Aug. 26 | Weathering | Chapter 1 |
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Aug. 28
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Soils
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Chapter 1 | |
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Aug. 30
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Paleoclimates
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Chapter 1 | |
| 2 |
Sep. 2
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LABOR DAY RECESS
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Chapter 2
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Sep. 4
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Fluid Flow
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Chapter 2
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Sep. 6
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Entrainment
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Chapter 2
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| 3 |
Sep. 9
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Settling
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Chapter 2
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Sep. 11
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Transport
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Chapter 2
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Sep. 13
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Transport (continued)
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Chapter 2
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| 4 |
Sep. 16
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Grain Size
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Chapter 3
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Sep. 18
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Grain Shape/Fabric
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Chapter 3
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Sep. 20
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Stratification/Bedforms
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Chapter 4
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| 5 |
Sep. 23
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Bedding-Plane Markings
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Chapter 4
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Sep. 25
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Other Structures/Paleocurrents
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Chapter 4
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Sep. 27
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MIDTERM 1
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| 6 |
Sep. 30
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Sandstones
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Chapter 5
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Oct. 2
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Shales/Conglomerates
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Chapter 5
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Oct. 4
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Provenance and Clastic Diagenesis
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Chapter 5
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| 7 |
Oct. 7
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Carbonate Characteristics
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Chapter 6
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Oct. 9
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Origin and Diagenesis of Carbonates
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Chapter 6
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Oct. 11
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Evaporites and Cherts
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Chapter 7
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| 8 |
Oct. 14
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Carbon-Bearing Rocks and Phosphorites
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Chapter 7 |
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Oct. 16
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Carbon-Rich Rocks
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Chapter 7 | |
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Oct. 18
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Petroleum Geology
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Class Notes | |
| 9 |
Oct. 21
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Intro to Depositional Environments, Facies Models,
and Rivers
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Chapter 8
Chapter 9
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Oct. 23
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Rivers (continued) |
Chapter 9
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Oct. 25
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Eolian Deserts |
Chapter 9
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| 10 |
Oct. 28
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Lacustrine/Glacial
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Chapter 9
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Oct. 30
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MIDTERM 2
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Chapter 10
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Nov. 1
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Deltas
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Chapter 10
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| 11 |
Nov. 4
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Beach and Barrier Island Systems
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Chapter 10
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Nov. 6
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Estuaries/Lagoons/Tidal Flats
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Chapter 10
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Nov. 8
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Silicilastic Marine Environments
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Chapter 11
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| 12 |
Nov. 11
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Carbonate Shelf (Non-Reef)
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Chapter 12
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Nov. 13
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Organic Reefs
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Chapter 12
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Nov. 15
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Lithostratigraphy
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Chapter 13
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| 13 |
Nov. 18
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Lithostratigraphy
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Chapter 13
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Nov. 20
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Seismic Stratigraphy
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Chapter 14
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Nov. 22
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Sequence Stratigraphy
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Chapter 15
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Nov. 25
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THANKSGIVING RECESS
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Nov. 27
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THANKSGIVING RECESS
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Nov. 29
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THANKSGIVING RECESS
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| 14 |
Dec. 2
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Sequence Stratigraphy
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Chapter 15
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Dec. 4
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Magnetostratigraphy
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Chapter 16
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Dec. 6
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Biostratigraphy
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Chapter 17
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| 15 |
Dec. 9
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Biostratigraphy
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Chapter 17
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Dec. 11
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Chronostratigraphy
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Chapter 18
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Dec. 13
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Sedimentary Basins
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Chapter 19
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FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, December 18, 2:45-4:45
pm.
Field Trip: A weekend field trip to Pictured
Rocks National Lakeshore is a required component of the course. This
trip will occur early during Fall Semester to avoid snow.
Grading Procedure: Final grades are based on performance on two midterms (100 points each), the final (100 points), laboratory assignments (200 points total - including all writing assignments), and the field trip (100 points).