Dr. Engelmann - Office DC 269 9:00-10:00AM TTh, & 1:00-3:00 PM T-Th

Website: http://maps.unomaha.edu/GFE/

Text: Prothero, Donald R. & Fred Schwab, 1996. Sedimentary Geology, Freeman.

Week Topic Text

1 Properties of sediments and sedimentary rocks 1, 2, 5, 6

& the origin of sediment grains 7, 11

2 Fluid dynamics and transport 3

3 Sedimentary structures 4

4 EXAM Concepts of facies and facies modeling

5 Terrestrial environments 8

6 Coastal environments 9

7 Marine & pelagic environments 10, 12

8 EXAM Fundamental stratigraphic principles

& development of the Geologic Time Scale

9 The nature of the stratigraphic record 15

10 Lithostratigraphy and stratigraphic nomenclature 15

11 Biostratigraphy and stratigraphic nomenclature 16

12 EXAM Geophysical methods 17

13 Geochemical methods 17

14 Geochronology 18

15 Stratigraphic analysis 19

The 3 one-hour exams will be worth 100 points each, and the final exam (Thursday, May 3) will be worth 150 points toward the final grade. There will be a term paper assigned in the course. Topics must be selected or assigned by mid term and the paper will be due Thursday, April 12. Term papers will be worth 150 points. There may also be some exercises.

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