Class Schedule and Reading Assignments
Carbonate Rocks - Spring 20
10

Readings are from the SEPM text of Tucker as defined below. Additional readings from class handouts will also be required

 

Week

Date (TR)

Topic

SPEM

Chapter Readings*

Tucker Chapter Readings*

Assignment

(due Thursdays)

1

Jan 19, 21

Basics of Oceanography

1

 

 

2

Jan 26, 28

Controls on Carbonate Production

2

2

 

 

3

Feb 2, 4

Carbonate composition and classification

 

1

Select Term project

4

Feb, 9, 11

Carbonate mineralogy and chemistry

 

6

 

5

Feb 16, 18

Diagenesis

 

7

Exam 1:

6

Feb 23, 25

Dolomitization

 

8

Term Project bibliography

7

March 2, 3

Modern Environments

and depositional geometry

3

3

 

8

March 9, 11

Shallow water facies

4

4

 

9

March 16, 18

Deep water facies

 

5

Term Project Outline

10

March 23, 25

The Geologic record of  Carbonate Rocks

 

9

 

 Exam 2:

 

March 29, April 4

Spring Break

 

 

 

11

April, 6, 8

Rhythmic Sedimentation

5

 

 

12

April, 13, 15

Intro to Sequence Stratigraphy

6

 

Term Project First Draft

13

April 20, 22

T factory Sequence Stratigraphy

7

 

 

14

April 27, 29

C and M factory Sequence Stratigraphy

8

 

 

15

May 4, 6

(class before noon on 5/4)

Implications

9

 

Term Project Final Version

16

Tues, May 11

 7:45 a.m.  – 10:00 a.m.

Cumulative

Final Exam 

McGilvrey Hall

Room 339

 

Finals Week


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