GEOL 415

Spring 2012 All Classes

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Field Geology

Credit: 2 TO 8 hours.

Group field study in a prominent geologic locality; includes in-class meetings, student-led presentation, and field trip; trips run during spring break, winter break, in mid-end May or intercession; dates depend on location.

May be repeated. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Field trip fee required.

Field Trip Fee estimated to be $800 - $2500, depending on the destination and duration of the trip.

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GEOL 415 class schedule data for spring 2012
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	40637	Conference	A	5:00PM -8:00PM	W	Natural History Building	Best, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Section Fee: LAS Field Trip $1300.00 Flat Fee. Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Field Geology: The Geology of County Clare, Western Eire, Sedimentology, Paleoecology and Evolution of a Carboniferous Sedimentary Basin. 4 hours The course will be centered around a field excursion to County Clare, Eire, principally examining superb outcrops along its Atlantic coastline, that will allow us the examine the nature of the fill of a Carboniferous basin, and both the small and large-scale controls on sedimentation. The overall aim of the course will be to assess the "Depositional Environments and Controls on Sedimentation in the Western Irish Namurian Basin" and this will form part of the topic for the final report, together with a write-up of a 2.5-day mapping exercise. The course will examine the regional context of the basin, the details of its sedimentary fill, the different controls on sedimentation and the use of these outcrops as analogues for assessing reservoir heterogeneity and quality. We will also look at aspects of the recent glacial history of County Clare and its settlement by man, including some superb burial tombs, cairns and early medieval churches. 1 * 2hr lecture each week in Spring semester (time and location TBA) 14-day field course in mid May 2012 (immediately following final exams) Course Fee: Maximum of $1500/student The trip assumes a background in geology and is intended primarily for geology majors and graduate students. Prerequisites: At least one 400-level geology course, and permission of the instructor. 4 hrs.