EOSC 110

INTRO TO EARTH SYSTEMS LAB

FRIDAYS - 2:30pm to 5:20pm

UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO

INSTRUCTOR

Ray Rector

Prof's E-mail

Prof's Resume

COURSE INFORMATION

Course Syllabus

Lab Schedule

Lab Reader Packet

Free Lab e-Manual

Blackboard Login

LAB TESTS STUDY MATERIALS

Geologic Timescale Practice Chart

Mineral Quiz

Exam 1 Study Guide

Lab Final Exam Study Guide

LAB PRESENTATIONS

Intro to Course and Geologic Time

Mineral Identification

Rock Identification

Plate Tectonics and Isostasy

Tourmaline_Beach_Field_Trip_Oreintation

Topographic Maps

Geologic Dating

Geologic Structures

Desert Fieldtrip

Fossils

LAB MANUAL CHAPTERS - PDF's

Table of Contents

Ch1 - Geologic Dating

Ch2 - Earth's Interior

Ch3 - Topographic Maps

Ch4 - Plate Tectonics

Ch5 - Surface Waters

Ch6 - Climate Change

Ch7 - Minerals

Ch8 - Igneous Rocks

Ch9 - Volcanoes

Ch10 - Sedimentary Rocks

Ch11 - Metamorphic Rocks

Ch12 - Deformational Structures

Ch13 - Earthquakes

Ch14 - Physiographic_Provinces

LAB LECTURE OUTLINES

Intro to Geology (Lab 1)

Plate Tectonics (Lab 2)

Geochemistry and Minerals (Lab 3)

Igneous Rocks and Magma (Lab 4)

Sedimentary Rocks (Lab 5)

Metamorphic Rocks (Lab 6)

Earth History (Lab 7)

Earthquakes and Faulting (Lab 10)

Desert Trip Group Presentation Resources

All Groups: General Tectonic History of San Diego Region

Group 1: Western PRB and Cuyamaca Laguna Mountain Shear Zone

Group 2: Eastern PRB and Eastern PRB Shear Zones

Group 3: Canyon Sin Nombre Geology

OPTIONAL WEEKEND FIELD TRIPS

FIELD TRIP #1 - COASTAL GEOLOGY AND TECTONICS

Field Trip #1 Information

In-Person Field Trip #1 Worksheet

FIELD TRIP #2 - SHORELINE PROCESSES

Field Trip #2 Information

In-Person Field Trip #2 Worksheet

FIELD TRIP #3 - SHORELINE PROCESSES

Field Trip #3 Information

In-Person Field Trip #3 Worksheet

FIELD TRIP #4- MARINE LIFE and HABITATS

Birch Aquarium Fieldtrip Information

In-Person Field Trip #4 Worksheet

Ray's Lake Morena Pluton Figures

Ray's Lake Morena Pluton Masters Thesis

Salton Sea Field Trip Slide Show

Prof's Ocean Website

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