SEDIMENTOLOGY (GEOLOGY 313-010)

INSTRUCTOR: Phillip MurryOffice: Science 139FPhone: 254-968-9889Email: murry@tarleton.eduOffice Hours: 9:00-10:00 A.M., Monday thru Friday

TEXTBOOK: Boggs: Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (Third Edition*) OR Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (Fourth Edition**) OR Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (Fifth Edition***). The textbook is required. On the syllabus I have placed required readings for supplementing the lectures.

GRADING:

Lecture Tests and Bonus Quizzes:The three lecture tests count 50% of your total grade; the tests count equal amounts.

There will also be bonus quizzes that cover the reading assignment for that day. The average of the bonus quizzes will count up to 10 bonus points that is added to your lecture test average.

Lab Tests and Bonus Quizzes:The lab counts 50% of your grade. There are four grades used to calculate your final lab

average. These include the three lab tests and the average of all lab assignments. There will alsobe bonus quizzes that cover the reading assignment for that day. The average of the bonus quizzes will count up to 10 bonus points that is added to your lab test average.

Makeup Tests: All makeup tests consist of two-question essays given on Monday, April 30th at 5:00 p.m. in Room 112 of the Science Building. If you are not satisfied with a lecture test grade, you may replace this grade with an essay test over the same material. If you decide to take the essay test, the essay test grade will be the grade I count.

CELL PHONE AND COMPUTER USE:I do not allow cell phone (texting, etc.) or computer use in the classroom.

STUDENT ACCOMMODATION It is the policy of Tarleton State University to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable laws. If you are a student with a disability seeking accommodations for thiscourse, please contact Trina Geye, Director of Student Disability Services, at 254.968.9400 or geye@tarleton.edu. Student Disability Services is located in Math 201. More information can be found at www.tarleton.edu/sds or in the University Catalog.

ACADEMIC HONESTY

Tarleton State University expects its students to maintain high standards of personal and scholarly conduct. Students guilty of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary action. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on an examination or other academic work, plagiarism, collusion, and the abuse of resource materials. The faculty member is responsible for initiating action for each case of academic dishonesty that occurs in his/her class.

SYLLABUS - SEDIMENTOLOGY LECTURE

TOPIC TENTATIVE DATES READINGS IN BOGGS

I. Lithostratigraphy W1/18 F1/20 CH 13:450-484*M1/23 W1/25 CH 14:485-509*

CH 15:510-524*CH 12:399-432**CH 13:433-476**CH 12:335-364***CH 13:365-405***

II. Biostratigraphy F1/27 M1/30 CH 17:547-580*CH 14:478-512**CH 14:406-433***

III. Chronostratigraphy and W2/1 F2/3 M2/6 CH 16:525-546* Geologic Time CH 18: 581-618*

CH 15:513-549**CH 15:434-462***

IV. Sedimentary Cycles and W2/8 F2/10 CH 1:2-12, 17-24* Weathering CH 1:3-15**

CH 1:1-13***

V. Sedimentary Transport andM2/13 W2/15 CH 2:25-56* Deposition CH 3:58-87*

CH 4:88-130*CH 2:21-47**CH 3:49-73**CH 4:74-116**CH 2:19-42***CH 3:43-64***CH 4:65-98***

VI. Diagenetic Processes F2/17 M2/20 CH 5:132-169*

CH 6:170-208*CH 7:209-254*CH 5:117-157**CH 6:159-196**CH 7:197-239**CH 5:99-134***CH 6:135-167***CH 7:168-206***

TEST # 1 - SECTIONS I - VI; MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27th

NONMARINE ENVIRONMENTS

VII. Sedimentary Environments W2/22 F2/24 CH 8:256-266*CH 19:619-646*CH 8:241-243**CH 16:550-581**CH 8:207-210***CH 16:463-490***

VIII. Fluvial Environments W2/29 F3/2 M3/5 CH 9:267-284*CH 8:245-258**CH 8:211-220***

IX. Eolian/Desert Environments W3/7 CH 9:285-294*CH 8:258-268**CH 8:220-228***

X. Redbeds F3/9

XI. Paleopedology M3/19 W3/21 CH 1:12-17*CH 1:15-20**CH 1:13-18***

XII. Lacustrine Environments F3/23 CH 9:294-306*CH 8:268-275**CH 8:228-234***

XIII. Glacial Environments M3/26 W3/28 CH 9:307-319*CH 8:276-287**CH 8:235-245***

TEST # 2 - SECTIONS VII-XIII; MONDAY, APRIL 2nd

TRANSITIONAL/ MARGINAL MARINE ENVIRONMENTS

XIV. Estuaries & Fjords F3/30 CH 10:356-367*CH 9: 317-326**CH 9:268-272***

XV. Deltas W4/4 M4/9 CH 10:321-343*CH 9:289-306**CH 9:246-260***

XVI. Beaches & Barrier Systems W4/11 F4/13 CH 10:343-356*CH 9:306-316**CH 9:260-267***

XVII. Tidal-Flat Systems M4/16 CH 10:367-376*CH 12:442-447*CH 9:326-332**CH 11:390-395**CH 9:272-279***CH 11:328-331***

MARINE ENVIRONMENTS

XVIII. Introduction to Shelf M4/23 Systems

XIX. Siliclastic Shelf Systems W4/25 CH 11:378-398*CH 10:334-349**CH 10:280-292***

XX. Carbonate Shelf Systems F4/27 CH 12:417-435*CH 11:366-382**CH 11:308-321***

XXI. Reefs M4/30 CH 12:435-442*CH 11:382-390**CH 11:321-327***

XXII. Oceanic and Deep Marine W5/2 CH 11:398-415* Environments CH 10:349-365**

CH 10:292-307***

FINAL LECTURE TEST - MONDAY, MAY 7th AT 11:30 A.M.; SECTIONS XIV-XXII

Office of Academic AffairsTarleton State University

July, 2002

Master Course Syllabus Outline

Department: Chemistry, Geosciences & Environ. Sci.   Course Prefix/Number:GEOL 3134

Official Course Title: Stratigraphy and Sedimentology

Master Syllabus Approved by Department on:    ______/ _____/ _____           month     date     year

I. Catalog Description  (50 words; brief synopsis of course content, emphases)

A study of the origin, transportation, and deposition of sediments and the formation of sedimentary rocks. Emphasis is on the study of strata and depositional systems and the utilization of sedimentology and stratigraphy in economic geology, environmental geology, hydrogeology and petroleum geology. Prerequisites: GEOL 1054, 1064, 2034. Lab fee $10.

II. Prerequisites:

GEOL 1054, 1064, 2034.

III.  Expanded Course Description (150 words; primary course content, intended student level and role(s) course is to play in the curriculum)

This is an upper­level course that is recommended for students majoring or minoring in Geoscience, and especially those within the support areas of Geology, Environmental Science, and Earth Science.  Topics covered include lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy, sedimentary transport and deposition, diagenesis, as well as detailed analyses of terrestrial, transitional and marine depositional environments.  

IV. Intended Student Learning Outcomes?   Required; knowledge outcomes (what studentswho successfully complete the course will be expected to know).  Optional; skill outcomes (what students who successfully complete the course will be able to do).  Optional; value outcomes (what students who successfully complete the course will value or appreciate).

Knowledge Outcomes.

The student should generally understand how sedimentologists construct hypotheses and how they analyze and interpret sedimentological data. The student should comprehend howsedimentology and stratigraphy is utilized in geological studies and the geology and environmental science industries.

Value Outcomes.

Knowledge of sedimentology allows the student to better understand the formation and distribution of their natural resources. Sedimentological studies are widely used in conservation practices, and hopefully the student will become better stewards of the World ecosystem. 

 V.  Unless otherwise stipulated in this master syllabus by the department, the following items are subject to faculty discretion as described in each faculty member's individual course outline/syllabus:

a)  Course Requirements? (grading/evaluation procedures; class attendance policy; term papers, projects, field assignments; examinations; class participation, etc.).

Lecture and lab is counted equally. Grading is based on the averages of several lecture tests and a final exam in lecture, and tests and lab exercises for the laboratory. Class attendance is important, but a student will not be penalized for not attending the lectures.  

b)  Required Text(s)?

A lecture text and lab manual is required. 

c)  Bibliography?

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