Instructor: R. JORSTAD Room: S1060 Class: 10:00-11:40 T, R Office S2039
Office Hours: 10 M,W, F & 2 Th Phone: 6244/2626 e-mail: rbjorstad@eiu.edu
WWW home page http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~rbjorstad/3510/Sedimentation.html
Tentative Schedule
Week of 8/22 introduction, sediment processes & products weathering & water; *coarse clastics 8/29 fluid flow & flow regime,*coarse clastics *sedimentary structures 9/5 bedding & cross beds, *sedimentary
structures *trace fossils 9/12 texture - size; *sieve
lab statistics/graphing; *sieve
lab 9/19 texture - interpretation;
*sieve lab, size chart conglomerate,
review; *conglomerate 9/26 EXAM 1 sandstone compositions; *conglomerate 10/3 sandstone classification & trivia; *sandstone classification sandstone trivia; *sandstone
classification 10/10 mudrocks (shale); *mud
rocks clastic diagenesis - porosity
& permeability ; *mud rocks 10/17 clastic diagenesis -coal &
temp; *clastic thin section clastic provenances - terrestrial; *clastic thin section 10/24 *clastic thin section *clastic thin section 10/31 clastic provenances - coastal & marine *field trip 117 CO3 introduction; *clastic thin section CO3 classification ; review 11/14 EXAM 2 , *carbonate rocks *carbonate rocks 11/21 NO CLASS NO CLASS 11/28 CO3 facies models; *carbonate thin section CO3 diagenesis
; *carbonate thin section 12/5 dolostones; *carbonate thin section *sediment facies map; review 12/16 Final Exam,Thursady 12/14 at 10:15 * indicates lab work
TEXT: Sedimentary Geology by Donald Prothero and
Fred Schwab
Grades will be based on percent (90,80,70,60). Attendance is expected and will affect borderline grades Exams will include questions on the assigned reading, lab work, and lectures. Course Requirements: 5 journal article reviews, 2 exams plus a comprehensive final, timely submission of several lab reports, homework assignments, and participation in a class field trip.
updated 8/21/06