An Overview of Earth Composition, Structure and Processes
Fall 1995 Tentative Class Schedule
10:3O am-11:45 am (HIG 210)
Course Coordinators: Ken Rubin (x68973, HIG 410B) and Brian
Popp (x66206, HIG 415)
Other Instructors: Rodey Batiza (x65036), John Sinton (x67751),
Chip Fletcher (x62582), Tom Hulsebosch (x66193)
DAY DATE TOPIC ---- ---- ----- Introduction to the Earth and Solar System 1. Tue. Aug. 22 Origin of the Solar System & Formation of the Earth -- Ken Rubin 2. Thur. Aug. 24 Differentiation & General Structure of the Earth -- Ken Rubin 3. Tue Aug. 29 Structure of the crust, Principles of plate tectonics -- Ken Rubin 4. Thur. Aug. 31 Introduction to Earth materials and Mineralogy -- Rodey Batiza 5. Tue.. Sept. 5 Introduction to Earth materials and Mineralogy -- Rodey Batiza Igneous Rocks and Volcanism 6. Thur. Sept. 7 Melting in the Earth's mantle -- Rodey Batiza 7. Tue. Sept. 12 Petrogenetic processes and rock classification -- John Sinton 8. Thur. Sept. 14 Igneous rocks (Mafic) -- John Sinton 9. Tue. Sept. 19 Igneous rocks (Sial) -- John Sinton 10.Thur Sept. 21 Physical properties of magmas -- John Sinton 11.Tue. Sept. 26 Volcanic processes and landforms -- John Sinton FIRST TAKE HOME EXAM Sedimentary Rocks and Environments 12. Thur. Sept. 28 The rock cycle/weathering -- Brian Popp 13. Tue. Oct. 3 Types of sediments: general -- Brian Popp 14. Thur. Oct. 5 Alluvial, fluvial and deltaic environments -- Chip Fletcher 15. Tue. Oct. 10 Shorelines, shelves and platforms -- Chip Fletcher 16. Thur. Oct. 12 Deep sea sediment distributions -- Brian Popp Stratigraphy and Historical Geology 17. Tue. Oct. 17 Evolution of life and the fossil record -- Brian Popp 18. Thur. Oct. 19 Evolution of atmosphere and oceans -- Brian Popp 19. Tue. Oct. 24 Geochronology (Radiometric and Paleomagnetic Dating) -- Chip Fletcher 20. Thur. Oct. 26 Geologic Time -- Brian Popp 21. Sat. Oct. 28 FIELD TRIP to the PLEISTOCENE at KAENA POINT -- Chip Fletcher [note special day; this will be a 3/4 day trip] 21. Tue. Oct. 31 Geologic and Stratigraphic Correlations -- Chip Fletcher 22. Thur. Nov. 2 The Pleistocene -- Chip Fletcher SECOND TAKE HOME EXAM Geochemistry 13. Tue. Nov. 7 The modern hydrosphere, geochemical cycles -- Ken Rubin 14. Thur. Nov. 9 The Carbon cycle -- ken Rubin Diagenesis, Metamorphism, Plate Tectonics and Provenance 15. Tue. Nov. 14 Diagenetic processes and environments -- Ken Rubin 16. Thur. Nov. 16 Metamorphism: P, T and Chemical Reactions -- Tom Hulsebosch 17. Tue. Nov. 21 Metamorphism: Mineralogy, phase diagrams, facies -- Tom Hulsebosch -- Thur. Nov. 23 Thanksgiving - Holiday 18. Tue. Nov. 28 Metamorphic rocks, multi stage metamorphism -- Tom Hulsebosch 19. Thurs.Nov. 30 Metamorphism as a global process -- Tom Hulsebosch 20. Tue. Dec. 5 Global rock distributions and Plate Tectonics -- Tom Hulsebosch 21. Thurs.Dec. 7 Fluids in the Earth's crust -- Tom Hulsebosch THIRD TAKE HOME EXAM
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