TA: Paul Skudder
This course focuses on field recognition and documentation of basic geology
in the field and the development of skills in map-making and map interpretation.
Class meets Tuesday afternoons 1-5 throughout the semester.
G230 Syllabus and Grading
Policy, Spring Semester, 2009
Week #1: Review of Rock Types, Introduction to Geologic Maps
Lecture #1 notes
Lecture #1 powerpoint
Week #1 introductory geologic map exercise
Week #2: Intro to campus geology and hydrogeology; contouring
Week #3: Introduction to standard deviation; Google Earth; and Petrel; Introductory geologic maps exercises;
Week #3 Standard Deviation Excercise
Standard Deviation Set 1 (Excel File)
Standard Deviation Set 2 (Excel File)
Mongo_sandstones.xcl
Week #3 cross-sections exercise
Week #4: Map Exercises continued; Introduction to GIS and Petrel visualization software
Week #5: Use of a compass; making a map using the pace and compass methods
Week #5 exercise; mapping part of campus using the pace and compass method
laird03.txt
Week #6: Introduction to total stations laser surveyors; intro to SURFER software
Week #6 exercise; introduction to total station surveying and SURFER software
FARLN2
LAIRD04
Week #7: Making a map with the total stations
G230 total station exercise
How to use the Leica TC307 total station
How to download data from the TC307
ART.txt
ART group field notes 1
ART group field notes 2BP00.txt
BP00 group field notes 1
BP00 group field notes 2
BP00 group field notes 3
Week #8: Introduction to cross-cutting relations
Week #9: Introduction to geologic field mapping and cross-section construction - NW Missoula Valley
Week #10: Continued geologic field mapping and cross-section construction - Arlee Valley
Week #11: Construction of a structural cross-section in deformed strata
Week #12: Introduction to planar and linear geologic data and stereonets - Bitterroot Metamorphic core complex
Final Exam review powerpoint document
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