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GEOL 1052 Paleoclimatology

Fall Semester 2009

GEOL 1020 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

Instructor:  Dr. Mark Abbott
Office:  404 SRCC
Phone:  412-624-1408
Email:  mabbott1@pitt.edu

4 credits with laboratory
 

The goal of this intermediate to advanced level course is to provide you with the basic knowledge and tools to understand how sediments are produced, transported, and deposited. Emphasis will be placed on the fundamentals of fluid flow, sediment transport, physical properties of sediments, formation of sedimentary structures and the environments in which sedimentary rocks form. You should have a solid understanding of how, where, and why different sedimentary rocks form and how to interpret the environment of deposition based on the rock type by the end of this class.

Prerequisites: Geology (GEOL 0800) and Geology Laboratory (GEOL 0055).

Lecuture Syllabus

Lab Syllabus

Research Paper

Geologic Timescale

lecture 1

lecture 2

first lab lecture

lecture 3

lecture 4

second lab

lecture 5

third lab

lecture 6

lecture 7

lecture 8

lecture 9

review for mid term

lab handout for carbonate rocks

lab review for exam

Introduction to Paleontology Lab

lecture 10

lecture 11

lecture 12

Stratigraphic Correlation Lab

lecture 13

lecture 14

lecture 15

 

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