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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 9-27-1994 |
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GLG104 1994 Fall - 9999 |
LAB 1.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 2.4 Load Acad |
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Introduction
to Geology II - Historical Lab |
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May
accompany GLG102. Study of geological structures and rocks, fossils, and
geologic maps. May require field trips. Prerequisites: None. Course
Attribute(s): General
Education Designation: Natural Sciences (General) - [SG] in combination with:
GLG102 |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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GLG104 1994
Fall - 9999 |
Introduction to Geology II - Historical Lab |
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Identify sedimentary rocks in hand specimen. (I) |
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Classify sediment according to particle size and sorting.
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Differentiate between marine and nonmarine
sedimentary rocks. (I) |
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Identify the major tectonic settings of sedimentary rocks.
(I) |
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Describe the process of correlation of rock bodies. (I) |
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Identify rock units and time-rock units in a geologic
column. (I) |
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Identify the parts of a paleogeographic
map. (I) |
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Identify important fossils in hand specimen. (II) |
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Use fossils in determining age sequences of rock bodies.
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Identify important geologic structures on geologic maps.
(III) |
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Identify large scale geologic structures on geologic maps
of North America. (III) |
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Identify rocks and geologic structures in the field. (IV) |
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MCCCD
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GLG104 1994
Fall - 9999 |
Introduction to Geology II - Historical Lab |
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I. Sedimentary rocks A. Identification 1. Composition 2. Texture B. History of sediment 1. Particle size 2. Sorting C. Sedimentary environments
1. Marine 2. Nonmarine
D. Tectonic settings of
sedimentary rocks 1. Cratonic
2. Orogenic
E. Relative age relations 1. Unconformities 2. Correlation F. The geologic column 1. Rock units 2. Time-rock units G. Palegeography
1. Ancient shorelines 2. Advance and retreat of
the sea II. Fossils A. Identification 1. Classification systems 2. Hand specimens B. Fossils and correlation 1. Age determinations 2. Interpretations of
outcrops III. Geologic structure A. Geologic maps 1. Folds 2. Faults 3. Structure cross-sections
B. Examples of large scale
structures 1. Sea floor
spreading/plate tectonics 2. Mountain belts of North
America 3. Basement rocks of North
America 4. Interior plains of North
America IV. Field geology A. Geologic structure B. Rock identification |