Earlham Sedimentology, Geology 355, Fall 2004
“The sediments are a sort of epic poem of the Earth. When we are wise enough perhaps we can read in them all of past history” (Rachel Carson, 1951)
Thanks to Chris Paola
for the quote
http://talc.geo.umn.edu/courses/4602/Spring01/index.html
Assistant Professor, Ron Parker
Earlham
Physical Geology
Earlham
Mineralogy
Earlham Geochemistry
Earlham
Sedimentology
Global
Energy Future Geology Seminar
Earlham
Geology Department
Ron's Web Page
Prothero and Schwab, 2004, Sedimentary Geology: An Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks and Stratigraphy, 2nd Edition, W. H. Freeman, 557 pp. ISBN 0716739054
Geology and Sediments in the News
Desert Varnish
on Cross-Bedded Sandstones
in Glen Canyon, Arizona, ©
Ron Parker,
6-13-91
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Field trip photos from 2002 Seds Class
Froude Number Lab at Thistlethwaite Falls
Sediments Lab to New Creations and Hueston Woods
Appalachians Field Trip for Sedimentology and Structural Geology
Route 1 Outcrop Field Trip, Cedar Grove, Indiana
Barrett Asphalt Quarry Field Trip, Middleboro, Indiana
| Downloads |
| 1999 GSA Time Scale |
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1 Graph Paper |
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| Reading Assignment: The Gravel Page, by John McPhee |
| Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks, by Robert L. Folk (16Mb - large download) |