Fall 2018 - EASC 302 D100

Sedimentary Petrology (3)

Class Number: 5420

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Fri, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Instructor:

    James Maceachern
    jmaceach@sfu.ca
    1 778 782-5388
    Office: TASC 1 Room 7235
  • Prerequisites:

    STAT 201 or 270, EASC 201 and 205. All with a grade of C- or better.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Description and classification, field and microscopic identification of sedimentary rocks; petrogenesis and paleoenvironmental reconstruction.

COURSE DETAILS:

General:
EASC 302 is a course that concentrates on the description of the composition, texture, fabric and diagenesis (petrography) and its implications on the depositional origin (petrology) of sedimentary rocks. The course outlines the various classification schemes for siliciclastic and carbonate rocks, microscopic/optical techniques for their study, and develops theories of sedimentary rock formation and diagenetic modification.

Course Topics:
1.   The study of siliciclastic rocks (coarse clastics, sandstones and mudstones), including compositional and textural classification systems, diagenesis, optical analysis of common siliciclastic rock suites in thin section, and their field identification.2.   The study of chemically precipitated rocks (limestones, dolostones and evaporites), including compositional and textural classification systems, diagenesis, optical analysis of carbonate rock suites in thin section, and their field identification.
3.   The study of organo-sedimentary rocks (e.g., coal) (time permitting).

Course Organization: One 2-hour lecture class and One 3-hour laboratory class per week.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

A+       90-100%
A         85-89%
A-        80-85%
B+       77-79%
B         74-76%
B-        70-73%
C+       67-69%
C         64-66%
C-        57-63%
D         50-57%
F          <50%

Grading

  • Siliciclastic Laboratory Assignments 10%
  • Mid-Term Theory Exam I: 25%
  • Mid-Term Laboratory Exam I 15%
  • Carbonate Laboratory Assignments 10%
  • Mid-Term Laboratory Exam II 25%
  • Mid-Term Theory Exam II 15%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Tucker, M.E., 2001. Sedimentary Petrology (Third Edition). Blackwell Science Ltd., UK.
ISBN: 978-0-632-05735-1

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