Geology 101 or permission of instructor. Sedimentology and Stratigraphy. The distribution of sediments and sedimentary rocks in space and time with emphasis on the sedimentary geology of Iowa and the North American mid-continent. Topics include classification of sedimentary rocks, sedimentary structures, sedimentary environments and the integration of stratigraphy with the theory of plate tectonics. The laboratory emphasizes field mapping of sedimentary rocks and the study of sedimentary rocks in thin section with the polarizing microscope.
Students conduct and independent field mapping project in Iowa.
Weekend field trips may replace some laboratory periods. Offered in alternate years. Geology 101 or permission of instructor. Stratigraphy and Sedimentology. Independent Study in Geology.