lectures, handouts, labs and other materials will be found here.

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Course Handouts

2005.09.19 - Field Notebook Example

2005.09.19 - Bever Tail Point Pictures

2005.09.26 - Lab 1: Maps and Brunton

2005.10.03 - Lab 2: GIS Lecture Outline

2005.10.03 - Lab 2: Hometown GIS Map (7 mb)

2005.10.11 - World's End Trip, Figs (6.6 mb)

2005.10.17 - Lab 3: Digitizing Geologic Maps (2.8 mb)

2005.10.31 - Lab 4: Cross Section and Stratigraphic Column (4.6 mb)

2005.11.06 - Lab 5: 3D Viualization - Making Block Diagrams with ArcScene(3.4 mb)

Course Lectures

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Lecture 01 : Field Logistics

Lecture 02 : Passive Margin to Antler Orogeny

Lecture 03 : Antler Orogeny to Permian

Lecture 04 : Permian to Present

Required Reading

(all papers intended for sole usage by the members of this class)

• Read by Nov. 14
• Lister, 1989
• Read by Nov. 21
• Richard, 1994
• Hamilton, 1987
• Read By Nov 28
• Spencer, 1990
• Howard, 1987
• Read By Dec 5
• Scott, 1998
• Spencer, 1991
• Read by Dec 12
• Spencer, 1995
• Spencer, 1987

Extra papers if you get really excited...