2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Sep 16, 2024  
2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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GLY 476 - Geologic Field Methods

Instruments and methods of basic geologic fieldwork: measurement and description of stratigraphic sections; use of survey instrumentation and GPS; elementary bedrock mapping. Compilation of stratigraphic sections, geologic maps and structure sections. Taught at the Brauer Field Station beginning in late May for three weeks. Prerequisite: GLY 359. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code M = offered in summer

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Describe carbonate sedimentary rocks and use those descriptions to correlate rock units between several localities.
  2. Describe surficial deposits, and use those descriptions to map the locations of the deposits using plane surveying and basic GPS techniques.
  3. Map sedimentary bedrock units and to be able to visualize the three-dimensional geology by constructing cross-sections.



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