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| Syllabus | Homework | Field trip 1: Peninsular Ranges (new - pics) |
| Lab schedule | Field trip 2: Long Valley and Owens Valley (new-pics) |
Contact Information :
Elizabeth (Liz) Johnson, Instructor 3687b Geology, 310-825-9084 johnsoel_at_ucla.edu (use @ for _at_) |
Codi Lazar, TA 1661 Geology e-mail: http://www.clazar.com/contact.htm |
| Date | Week | Day | Lecture Topic | Lecture Notes | Reading Assignment (listed by DUE date) |
| Apr. 3 | 1 | 1 | Intro; scientific method | .pdf (3/31/06) | none; 1st day |
| Apr. 5 | 1 | 2 | Structure of Earth | .pdf (4/4/06) | p.2-11; review igneous minerals |
| Apr. 7 | 1 | 3 | Heat generation and geotherms | .pdf (4/7/06) | p.12-15 |
| Apr. 10 | 2 | 1 | Rheology and structure of melts | .pdf (4/7/06) | p.46-47 |
| Apr. 12 | 2 | 2 | Mass balance; chemical composition; Harker diagrams | .pdf (4/11/06) | p.128-140; corrections to Table 8-1 |
| Apr. 14 | 2 | 3 | Subduction zone magmatism | .pdf (4/13/06) | p.120-127; p.293-304; p.316-318 |
| Apr. 17 | 3 | 1 | Intro to thermodynamics | .pdf (4/15/06) | p.75-91 |
| Apr. 19 | 3 | 2 | Thermodynamics 2: solid solution | handouts only | p.92-95 |
| Apr. 21 | 3 | 3 | Thermodynamics 3: no solid solution/Layered mafic intrusions | .pdf (4/15/06) | p.95-104; 117-119 |
| Apr. 24 | 4 | 1 | Overview of field trip 1 | .pdf (4/21/06) | p.59-73; p.207-208; 210-211 |
| Apr. 26 | 4 | 2 | Layered mafic intrusions 2 | .pdf (4/25/06) | p.219-241 |
| Apr. 28 | 4 | 3 | Skaergaard | .pdf (4/25/06) | none |
| Apr. 29-30 | Field trip 1: Peninsular Ranges | ||||
| May 1 | 5 | 1 | No class | none | |
| May 3 | 5 | 2 | Geochemistry 1: Goldschmidt's Rules and Pierce diagrams | .pdf (5/2/06) | p.141-151 |
| May 5 | 5 | 3 | Geochemistry 2: Rayleigh fractionation and isotopes | .pdf (5/5/06) | p.155-160 |
| May 8 | 6 | 1 | Midterm | none | |
| May 10 | 6 | 2 | Geochemistry 3: Spider diagrams | .pdf (5/8/06) | p.160-166 |
| May 12 | 6 | 3 | Geochemistry 4: Radiogenic age dating | .pdf (5/12/06) | p.167-179 (warning: tough reading) |
| May 15 | 7 | 1 | Field trip 2 overview and planning / volcanic structures | .pdf (5/14/06) | p.46-59 |
| May 17 | 7 | 2 | More isotope geochemistry |
.pdf (5/15/06) | p.167-179 again |
| May 19-21 | Field Trip 2: Long Valley & Owens Valley | ||||
| May 22 | 8 | 1 | No class | none | |
| May 24 | 8 | 2 | Mantle composition and ophiolites | .pdf (5/23/06) | p.242-251; p.182-185 |
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| May 26 | 8 | 3 | Thermodynamics 4: multi-component diagrams | handouts only | p.105-116 |
| May 29 | 9 | 1 | No class: MEMORIAL DAY | ||
| May 31 | 9 | 2 | Mid-ocean ridges and melting | .pdf (5/31/06) | p.119-120; p.185-189; p.253-259 |
| June 2 | 9 | 3 | Ocean island volcanism and Hawaii | .pdf (6/2/06) | p.260-269 |
| June 5 | 10 | 1 | Geochemistry of the mantle: a 6-component conundrum | .pdf (6/4/06) | p.269-276 |
| June 7 | 10 | 2 | Continental alkaline rocks | .pdf (6/6/06) | p.363-399; don't sweat the details! |
| June 9 | 10 | 3 | No lecture; lab final | ||
| June 15 | FINAL EXAM: 3-6 PM |
| Assignment | Due date | Download files |
| Homework 1 | Apr. 17 | hw .pdf, .xls of data for problem 1 and 2, link to norm calc for prob 3 |
| Homework 2 | Apr. 24 | |
| Homework 3 | May 8 | |
| Homework 4 | May 17 | |
| Homework 5 Paracutin | May 31 | |
Homework 6 Homework 6 answer key: .pdf |
June 9 | The homework assignment .pdf Ternary phase diagram handout from class .pdf note: #12 should read "What are the relative amounts of An , Fo, and liquid at 1300 C?" Replace Di with An. |
Download sample description worksheet here
| Week | Date | Title | References |
| 1 | April 5-7 | Igneous rocks: mantle to crust .pdf | |
| 2 | April 12-14 | Classification of igneous rocks .pdf | Chapter 2 |
| 3 | April 19-21 | Textures and xtallization sequence .pdf | Chapter 3 |
| 4 | April 26-28 | Layered mafic intrusions .pdf | |
| 5 | May 3-5 | Peninsular Ranges projects .pdf | Chapter 16 and 17 |
| 6 | May 10-12 | Textures in volcanic rocks .pdf | |
| 7 | May 17 | Bishop Tuff .pdf | |
| 8 | May 24-26 | Mantle xenoliths and ternary phase diagram .pdf | |
| 9 | May 31- Jun 2 | Hawaiian basalts/ Continental alkaline rocks .pdf | |
| 10 | June 7 | Lab final/class final review | pizza |
| 10 | June 9 | Lab final |
Some pictures from the trip!!!!
Peninsular Ranges Batholith, San Diego County, April 29-30
Please arrive by 5:45 AM at the loading dock on Saturday!!! We will return on Sunday afternoon (5 PM)
We will be camping at the Potrero campgrounds (San Diego County Park) on the evening of April 29. In late April, the average high is 72-77 F, average low 37-41 F: Dress accordingly!! There are two showers in each bathroom (M/F).
Here's the handout that gives some general information about the trip and provides a list of stuff you'll need to bring.
Some pictures from the trip!!!
Long Valley and Owens Valley, May 19-21
We will leave on Friday morning (10AM) and return on Sunday night.
We will be camping at Horton Creek near Bishop. This will allow us to eat out in style for dinner (and maybe for breakfast, too!)
Field trip assignments: each person will be responsible for making a handout about a particular topic, and presenting that topic during the field trip.
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