Rock Description
- Describe and analyze sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks
- Describe and name sedimentary rocks
- Describe and interpret contacts between beds
- Recognize and describe interbedding of various lithologies
Orienteering/surveying
- Orienteering in the field with map and compass
- Become proficient with the Brunton compass to take bearings and shoot angles
- Locating ones self on a map and in the field
- Read topographic contours
- Correlate between ground truth and the contour patterns on the map.
Geologic Mapping
- Drawing and interpreting maps and cross-sections with analog and computing methods
- Practice traversing and traverse mapping
- Practice establishing stratigraphy
- Practice recognizing structural relations in field
- Map the geometric complexities of folded terranes
- Draw an accurate geologic cross-section
Topographic Mapping and Geomorphology
- Read topographic contours
- Correlate between ground truth and the contour patterns on the map.
- Make a controlled base map using plane table, alidade and total station
- Learn to contour set of points in the field
- Observe how topography influences expression of geologic units on map
- Distinguish bedrock and surficial units by their topographic expression.
Stratigraphic Sections
- Description, interpretation, and correlation of stratigraphic sections
- Describe and measure a sequence of rocks
- Construct columnar stratigraphic section