Web log of daily classroom topics and activities
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Jan. 17 - No class; MLK Jr. day 19 - Intro; distributed Intro exerc.; assigned sed. definitions (6 terms each; due 1/28) 21 - Lect: Intro. (cont.);  discussed 6 of 8 questions from Intro exerc.; Lab: GQ exercise; assigned descriptions of local Fm. (11 samples; due 1/28) 24 - Intro. (done); began Siliciclastic petrology:  Congl./Breccia classif. 26 - Ss classif.; announced Fri., Feb. 4 quiz over siliciclastic classification and terms & questions from Intro. exerc. 28 - Lect: Mudrock classification; w/samples 
Lab: Crs. & medium siliciclastic I.D. (?13 samples; due  Feb. 4)
31 - 
Began discussing carbonate rock classif.
Feb. 2 - Carb. rock classif. (cont.); slides of carb. samples (2/3 of tray) 4 - Lect: Part I of lab: Mudrx (25 min. => reviewed answers) 
Lab: Qz1- (Crs-med. silicic. clsf. + defs.)  Ss thin sectns review; 
Carb id rk/t.s. (due next lab)
7 - Reviewed remaining ss thin sections w/overhead microscope; began Chem. rocks (dolost.) 9 - Chemical rx  (cont.) 11 - Lect: Chemical rx (cont.) 
Lab: Chemical rocks; reviewed carbonate unknowns (Thin sect.)
14 - Reviewed remaining carb. t.s.; Began sed.  struct. (html) 16 - Continued html-based sed. struct. lecture 18 - Lect: Sed.struct (cont.); Lab:  Concluded sed. struct. (~1hr.); reviewed Chem. rk unknowns; collected chem. rk lab (table) 21 - Began discussion of flow regimes 23 - Finished discussion of flow regimes 25 - Lect: 1st lecture exam
Lab:  first field lab (w/HO's); Hwy 70S
28 - Facies models (intro)
Mar. 2 -  Facies models (cont.) 4 - Lect: Facies models (cont.)
Lab: Field trip to Double Springs outcrop
7 - Spring break 9 - Spring break 11 - Spring break 14 - Intro:  Carbonate dep. environments 16 - Carbonate dep. envs.  18 - Lect: Carbonate Dep. Envs. (cont.) 
Lab:  Rock & sed. structure review (on your own)
21 -  Begin  siliciclastic envs: Deltas 23 -  Deltas (cont.) 25 - Lect: Beaches (cont.), Tidal flats & estuaries
Lab: Cripple Creek exercise
28 - Finish estuaries; (lab practical postponed for more study time) 30 - Lab practical (all sed rocks & sed. structs.)
Apr. 1 - Lect: Begin siliciclastic shelves
Lab:  Final field project assignments
4 6 8 - Lect: 
Lab: Field work on your own
11 13 15 - Lect: 
Lab: Field work on your own
18 20 22 - Lect: 
Lab: Class trip to Hollis Creek (photo ops)
25 27 29 - Final exam: 8:30-10:30 a.m.