Earth and Planetary Science 101/271 Syllabus and Reading Schedule
SCHEDULE AND READING ASSIGNMENTS Lecture Topics Field area for the day and Quizzes
Week Date Route Reading
1: Weds. Jan. 20 Area Pages In Reader L-1 Course outline, map and field book prep, check out equipment, use of Compass
EBMUD Brimhall Paper #'s
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2: Mon. Jan. 25 SSL 24-51 (1) L-2 Tectonics of Coastal Calif.; L-3 Mapping Fire Trail from Grizzly Peak
Weds. Jan. 27 C-3,4 52-61 (2,3) L-4 Tectonic controls on Neogene sedimentary basins Claremont Canyon & Grizzly Peak (GP) Quiz # 1 Structural data
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3: Mon. Feb. 1 D-5,1 62-67 (4-9) L-5 Depositional environment of Monterey Form.- GP to HW 24 G.P-Siesta Contact
Weds. Feb. 3 E-4 22-23 (10,11,11A) L-6 Starting scientific projects, map bases Rhyolite east from GP Quiz # 2 Time scale
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4: Mon. Feb. 8 F-6 1-21 (12,13) L-7 Global change, sediments and unconformities- HW 24 Orinda-GP contact
Weds. Feb. 10 G-4 68-76 (14) L-8 General geology: a refresher Mapping Or-GP near Horseshoe turn Quiz # 3 Strike and Dip
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5: Mon. Feb. 15 President’s Day- No Class
Weds. Feb. 17 H-6 (15) L-9 Cross sections- and 3-D Interpretation Rhyolite horseshoe turn to WH 24 Quiz # 4 Stratigraphy
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6: Mon. Feb. 22 L-10 Introduction to digital mapping systems Use of computers in lab digitizing
Weds. Feb. 24 (16-21) No lecture Bald Peak East side of Siesta V. Quiz # 5 X-section
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7: Mon. Mar. 1 I-1 No Lecture nor Field
Weds. Mar. 3 I-1 L-11 GPS data collection modes, precision & accuracy E side of Siesta Valley with digital systems
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8: Mon. Mar. 8 J-1 (22-24) L-12 Earthquakes, water supply and neo-tectonics Siesta/Moraga HW 24 & Grizzly Peak Stables & Eureka Peak
Weds. Mar. 10 K & L-7 L-13 Tert. strat of the Foothills and the Calif. Gold Rush GP Stables and Eureka Peak
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9: Mon. Mar. 15 N-5 77-78 (25-26) L-14 Transition to independent digital mapping, facies changes Glorietta walk-through
Weds. Mar. 17 `N-5 L-15 Tertiary volcanism and tectonic controls Glorietta mapping with digital systems
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10: Mon. Mar. 29 N-5 (26) No lecture Glorietta mapping
Weds. Mar. 31 N-5 No lecture Glorietta mapping
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11: Mon. Apr. 5 N-5 No lecture Complete Glorietta mapping
Weds. Apr. 7 N-5 (27-30) L-16 Dacite source region Dacite source region mapping
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12: Mon. Apr. 12 Extra time in Lab digitizing L-17 Geodetic markers Sibley Volcano Park walk-through
Weds. Apr. 14 map (instead of reading) No Lecture Sibley Volcano Park Strat Cross Section
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13: Mon. Apr. 19 No Lecture Sibley A-A' Cross section due April 21
Weds. Apr. 21 “ No Lecture Sibley
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14: Mon. Apr. 26 No Lecture Sibley
Weds. Apr. 28 “ No Lecture Sibley- last mapping day
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15: Mon. May 3 EPS 271 Lecture period: Clean out lockers, collect field gear
Weds. May 5 “ Note: digital maps due 11:00 pm Friday May 7th,
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16: Mon. May 10 Pick up printed map and cross section Monday May 10th 9 am 345 McCone Hall
EPS 101/271 report is due by 5 p.m. on Friday May 14th emailed to Prof. Brimhall