296-492 Special Topics: Geologic Field Methods

Spring 2004

Steven Dutch, Professor Emeritus, Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

Office: LS 116, phone 465-2246, e-mail: dutchs@uwgb.edu:
HOME PAGE: http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs
Text: Compton, Geology in the Field

WEEK	TOPIC - LECTURE	LAB	READING
Jan. 21-23	Introduction		1
Jan. 26-30	Basic Equipment and Methods	Sketch Mapping	2,3
Feb. 2-6	Field Identification	Reconnaissance Mapping	4
Feb. 9-13	Maps	Data Sources	5,6
Feb. 16-20	Air Photos and Remote Sensing	Mapping on Air Photos	7
Feb. 23-27	Plane Table, Alidade, Surveying	Plane-Table Mapping	8
Mar. 1-5	Midterm 1, Feb. 28 Surficial Materials, Landforms	Shallow Seismic Surveying	10
Mar. 8-12	Layered Sedimentary Rocks	Stratigraphic Section	9,11
Mar. 15-19	Spring Break
Mar. 22-26	Deformed Rocks	Structural Analysis	12
Mar. 29-Apr. 2	Deformed Rocks	Sterographic Projection	12
Apr. 5-9	Volcanic Rocks	Project Time	13
Apr. 12-16	Plutonic and Metamorphic Rocks	Field Trip to Crystalline Rocks	14,15
Apr. 19-23	Midterm 2, April 17 Project Time	Project Time	16
Apr. 26-30	Project Time	Project Time
May 3-7	Final Reports	Final Reports
May 12	FINAL EXAM, 1:00 - 3:00

Using the facilities in the Library, locate the following:

An explanation of how state boundaries are defined. (Give the citation)
The dollar value of mined iron versus scrap iron and steel for the U.S. in a recent year (give the statistics and the citation)
The name of the major crustal suture just southeast of Bangor, Maine (name and reference)
Everything you ever wanted to know about map projections (reference)
The township-range-section description for Timms Hill, highest point in Wisconsin.
A topographic map with a large glacier on it.

Created 8 January 1998, Last Update 29 December 1999