Text: Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, by Sam Boggs, Jr., Fifth Edition. Other editions are fine.
| Dates | Topics | Reading in Boggs | Practical Exercises |
| Jan 17 | Introduction, Course Objectives, Review | i - 2 | |
| Jan 18 | Mechanical Weathering | 3 - 6 | |
| Jan 20 | Chemical Weathering | 6 - 13 | |
| Jan 23 | Soils, Fluid Flow | 13 - 18 | |
| Jan 24 | Fluid Flow 2 | 19 - 24 | |
| Jan 25 | Fluid Flow 3 | 24 - 33 | |
| Jan 27 | Turbidites and Other Gravity Flows | 33 - 42 | |
| Jan 30 | Grain Size and Sorting | 43 - 50 | |
| Jan 31 | Grain Size and Sorting 2 | 50 - 56 | |
| Feb 1 | Statistics | 65 - 80 | |
| Feb 3 | Chesapeake Bay Seds | ||
| Feb 6 | Shapes, Bedforms, Structures | 56 - 80 | |
| Feb 7 | Other Bedforms | 80 - 98 | |
| Feb 8 | Sandstones | 99 - 117 | |
| Feb 10 | Hand Samples Clastics | ||
| Feb 13 | Conglomerates and Shales | 117 - 122 | |
| Feb 14 | Sedimentary Interpretation | 122 - 134 | |
| Feb 15 | Carbonates 1 |
135 - 154 | |
| Feb 17 | Carbonates 2 | 154 - 167 | |
| Feb 20 | Other Sedimentary Rocks | 168 - 206 | |
| Feb 21 | First Graded Learning Opportunity | ||
| Feb 22 | Fans and Rivers, Lakes and Glaciers | 206 - 245 | |
| Feb 24 | Hand Samples Carbonates | ||
| Feb 27 | Deltas | 246 - 259 | |
| Feb 28 | Beaches and Tidal Flats | 260 -279 | |
| Mar 1 | Shelf Environment | 280 - 292 | |
| Mar 3 | New York State Highway Geo Map | ||
| Spring Break | |||
| Mar 13 | Deep Sea Sediments | 292 - 307 | |
| Mar 14 | Non-Reef Carbonate Environments | 308 - 321 | |
| Mar 15 | Organic Reef Environments | 321 - 333 | |
| Mar 16 | Local Stratigraphy | ||
| Mar 20 | NEGSA | ||
| Mar 21 | NEGSA | ||
| Mar 22 | |||
| Mar 24 | Geology of Hornell Quad | ||
| Mar 27 | Intro to Stratigraphy | 336 - 354 | |
| Mar 28 | Correlation | 354 - 364 | |
| Mar 29 | Seismic Stratigraphy | 365 - 380 | |
| Mar 31 | Second Graded Learning Opportunity | ||
| Apr 3 | Sequence Stratigraphy | 380 - 389 | |
| Apr 4 | Sequence Stratigraphy 2 | ||
| Apr 5 | Magnetic Stratigraphy | 389 - 405 | |
| Apr 7 | Geology of Wellsville Quad | ||
| Apr 10 | Biostratigraphy | 406 - 424 | |
| Apr 11 | Biocorrelation | 424 - 433 | |
| Apr 12 | Geologic Time | 434 - 440 | |
| Apr 14 | Sequence Stratigraphy in Western NY | ||
| Apr 17 | Calibrating the Geologic Time Scale | 440 - 448 | |
| Apr 18 | Chronocorrelation | 449 - 462 | |
| Apr 19 | Basin Analysis | 463 - 477 | |
| Apr 21 | Outcrops on or near campus | ||
| Apr 24 | Applications of Basin Analysis | 477 - 486 | |
Apr 25 |
486 - 490 | ||
| Apr 26 | |||
| Apr 28 | Sequence Stratigraphy Practice | NY Tectonics and Geography | |
| May 1 | Review | ||
| May 3 | Final Graded Learning Opportunity 1:15 PM | ||
There will be two one-hour-long Graded Learning Opportunities, each worth 25% of your grade, and a two-hour Final Graded Learning Opportunity, worth 50% of your grade. Exams will try to probe your understanding and comprehension of the material. (See Learning Outcomes.)
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