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INSTRUCTOR: AnneMarieEyan,PhD [email protected]: MWF9:35-10:25–ROOM2055LSCLABS: TH1:05-3:25–ROOM2055LSCFIELDTRIP: Possibleonefieldtrip-TBA–1Saturday,
lateOctoberCOURSE DESCRIPTION: The course deals with physical, chemical and biological processes that generate modern sediments, and their conversion to sedimentary rocks through time. Labs provide a practical introduction to sediment analysis and to a range of sedimentary structures and rock types. Fieldwork includes description of beaches and bedrock in the Halifax area. COURSEPREREQUISITES:ERTH1080andERTH1090/DISP
ThisisarequiredcourseforERTHMAJORSandaprerequisiteforSTRATIGRAPHY
COURSEMATERIALS:(Nicholsisrequiredtext,andavailableinthebookstore–Stowisrecommended,andlikelyavailablesecondhand,notinthebookstore)
1. SedimentologyandStratigraphy2ndEdition.GaryNichols.(WileyPubl)
2. Sedimentaryrocksinthefield.Stow,D3. Brightspacewebsite
COURSEASSESSMENT:Component %offinalgradeMini-Activities12(Semi-regularin-classorshortout-of-
classactivities,pop-quizzes,problem-solving–best80%–sonomake-ups)
Mid-term 18(duringclasstime–NOALTERNATE)Project 10Labs 30(includeslabexam(8%)-candrop1
labmark)Exam 30(duringexamperiod–Dec7-17)ConversionofnumericalgradetofinallettergradefollowsDalhousiecommongradescaleA+(90-100) A(85-89.9) A-(80-84.9)B+(77-79.9) B(73-76.9) B-(70-72.9)C+(65-69.9) C(60-64.9) C-(55-59.9)D(50-54.9) F(<50)
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LEARNINGOUTCOMES:bytheendofthecourseyoushouldbeableto…
• Identifyandexplainthenatureofsedimentsandavarietyofsedimentaryrocks• Clearlyestablishthelinkbetweenunderstandingmodernsedimentsandtheirdepositionalenvironmentsand
theinterpretationofsedimentaryrocksandtheirenvironmentsasrecordedintherockrecord• Identifythemineralogyofsedimentaryrocksandknowthemostcommoncomponentsofagivensedimentary
rock• Identifypossiblesedimentaryenvironmentsofdepositiongivenaparticularsediment,sedimentaryrock,or
sequenceofsedimentaryrocks• Identifyandinterpretsedimentarystructuresinrelationtopossibleformationandascluestoenvironmentsof
deposition• Interpretgeologicmapswithsedimentarysequences• Reasonandcriticallythinkincreasinglylikeasedimentologist• Befamiliarwithprofessionalskillsandattributesassociatedwithsedimentology-in-practice
COURSEPOLICIES:WHATYOUNEEDTOBRINGTOCLASSANDTOLABS:Pencil,eraser,calculator,ruler,textbookATTENDANCE: expected:mini-activitiesoccurthroughoutthetermduringclasstimesUSEofLAPTOPS:Researchshowsthatusepaper-and-pencilnote-takingresultsinbetterlearning(linktoarticlepostedonBrightspace!)Let’strynolaptopsforthefirst3weeks,thenreviewUSEofCELLPHONES:notpermittedMISSEDMID-TERM:(unavoidable)–finalexamwillcountfor48%MISSEDMINI-ACTIVITIES:best80%counted,sonomake-uppossibleMISSEDLABS:lowestlabmarkdropped(excludingfieldtriporequivalent),soyoucanmissonelab.Notethatyouarestillresponsibleforthematerial.Itmaybepossibletomakeupalabonyourown,dependingonthespecificlabandmaterialsneeded:ifpossible,thematerialswillbeavailableinmostcases.EXAM:Theexamiscumulativeandincorporateslectureandlabmaterial.Theexamdateissetbytheregistrar,andwillbeduringtheschedule(Dec7-17).DONOTMAKETRAVELARRANGEMENTSUNTILTHESCHEDULEISPOSTEDASITWILLNOTBEPOSSIBLETOGIVEYOUANEARLYEXAMLECTURE-LABCONNECTION:Thematerialinthelectureandthelabsiscarefullycoordinatedtomaximizeyourlearning.Alabexamwillfocusonmaterialidentificationandproblem-solving,similartoproblemsundertakeninlabsessions.OFFICEHOURS:open-doorpolicy
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****THISSCHEDULEISTENTATIVE–UPDATESWILLBEPOSTEDONBRIGHTSPACE****WEEKOF… TOPIC READINGS–MUST
bedonepriortoclassLAB/FIELD
Sept6,8 Overview–andintroduction
Ch.1(forFriday) NoLab
Sept11,13,15 ClasticSedimentsandsedimentaryrocks-introduction
Ch.2
Lab1–Sedimentarygrains–composition,size,shape,sorting
Sept18,20,22 I-Biogenic,Chemical,volcanogenicsedsII–Introductiontotransport(Fri)
Ch3Ch4(F:44-50)
Lab2–Identificationandclassification-Clasticsedimentsandsedimentaryrocks
Sept25,27,29 Sedimenttransportprocessesandsedimentarystructures
Ch4
Lab3–Identificationandclassification-Limestonesandothernon-clastics
Oct2,4,6 Weathering,erosion,tectonics–oncontinents
Ch.5Ch.6(F:87-94)
Lab4–Sedimentarystructures
Oct9,11,13 FaciesandenvironmentsAeolianenvironments
Oct9–ThanksgivingCh.6
Lab5-Sedimentology–evidenceandinterpretationinthefield–faciesandenvironments
Oct16,18,20 MID-TERMRiverenvironmentsandlakes
Ch.8 Lab6–Paleocurrentdata
Oct23,25,27 Marineanddeltaicenvironments Ch.9Ch.10
Lab7–SedimentaryenvironmentsI–re-examiningtherocks
Oct30,Nov1,3
TBA Ch.11Ch.12
Lab8-SedimentaryenvironmentsII–reexaminingtherocks
Nov6,8,10 STUDYBREAK–NOCLASSES
Nov13,15,17 Coastsandshallowsandyenvironments Ch.13Ch.14
Lab9–SedimentaryFaciesInterpretation
Nov20,22,24 Shallowmarinenon-clasticanddeepmarine
Ch.15Ch.16
TBA–presentationsofprojects
Nov27,29Dec1
Diagenesis Labexam
Dec4,5 Volcaniclastics
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