SyllabusGEOL342 Sedimentology and StratigraphyProf. A. Jay Kaufman – CHEM Bldg., Rm. 0217A(301) 405-0395 or [email protected]: T&R, 11:00 - 12:15 (Plant Sciences 1180)Laboratory: M 1:00 - 4:00 (Geology 2117)Office hours: by appointmentTextbook: 2nd edition: Sedimentary Geology: and introduction toSedimentary Rocks and Stratigraphy (D.R. Prothero and F. Schwab)Class Website: http://www.geol.umd.edu/~kaufman/syllabus.htmThe syllabus, lecture notes, laboratory assignments and associatedreadings will be posted on the website. It is your responsibility to printout the lecture notes and laboratory assignments before theappropriate classes.Requirements: Textbook, handlens, mechanical pencil, coloredpencils, graph paper, grain-size chart, field notebook, and outdoor gearfor the field trips (boots or sturdy shoes, hat, sunscreen, water bottle,rain gear, day pack). Optional: rock hammer, acid bottle, pocket knife Grades for this course will be based on two mid-term tests (20%each), a final exam (25%), laboratory exercises and field notebook(20%) and final presentation (15%). The final presentation will begiven orally to the class; it should be based on research conducted inthe field and literature reviews. There will be two MANDITORY fieldtrips: (1) a full day trip to Sideling Hill on one Saturday of thesemester, and (2) a weekend trip through Virginia, Pennsylvania, andMaryland leaving on Saturday moring and returning Sunday evening. The University has a nationally recognized Honor Code, administered by the StudentHonor Council. The Student Honor Council proposed and the University Senate approvedan Honor Pledge. The University of Maryland Honor Pledge reads: "I pledge on my honor that I have not given or received anyunauthorized assistance on this assignment/examination." Unless you are specifically advised to the contrary, the Pledge statement should behandwritten and signed on the front cover of all papers, projects, or other academicassignments submitted for evaluation in this course. Students who fail to write and signthe Pledge will be asked to confer with the instructor.SyllabusJan. 26 Introduction to sedimentary rocks (Ch. 1)30 Lab I: Chemical Index of Alteration31 Weathering (Ch. 2)Feb. 2 Clastic transport and fluid flow (Ch. 3)6 Lab II: Sieve analysis7 Sedimentary structures (Ch. 4)9 Sedimentary structures (cont.)13 Lab III: Pipette analysis14 Sandstones and conglomerates (Ch. 5)16 Mudrocks and evaporites (Ch. 6)20 Lab IV: Sandstone petrography21 Terrestrial sedimentary environments I23 Terrestrial sedimentary environments II27 Lab V: Stratigraphic sections28 Terrestrial sedimentary environments IIIMar. 2 Marginal marine environments6 Lab VI: Trace and body fossils7 Midterm Test I9 Glacial environments (Ch. 10)11 Saturday Field Trip to Sideling Hill13 Lab VII: Crystal growth 14 Marine environments I (siliciclastic) (Ch. 10)16 Marine environments II (carbonate) (Ch. 12)20-24 Spring Break27 Lab VIII: Carbonate petrography28 Carbonate chemistry30 Lithostratigraphy (Ch. 15)Apr. 3 Lab IX: Stratigraphy and correlation4 Biostratigraphy (Ch. 15)6 Sequence stratigraphy8-9 Weekend Field Trip Through VA, PA, and MD10 no Lab11 Midterm Test II13 Seismic stratigraphy17 Lab X: 18 Chemostratigraphy20 Magnetostratigraphy24 Lab XI:25 Chronostratigraphy27 DiagenesisMay 1 Lab XII:2 Basin Analysis4 Tectonics and sedimentation8 Lab XIII:9 Final project presentations I11 Final project presentations II13 SATURDAY Final Examination 8-10
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