Reverse faults

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Lecture 1

• Introduction

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Overview of courseBasic content.
Geomorphology, sedimentology and stratigraphy.
That is, landforms, sediments and the study of
sequences of sediments. Labs, lectures, and
text.Syllabus. On website and will update as
necessary.
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Overview of courseLectures. Well cover
modern surface environments, one by one.
Coastal, aeolian, fluvial, volcanic, lacustrine,
glacial, carbonate, shallow marine, deep
marineExercises. 6 exercises in lab run by
Aron
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Overview of courseField trips. You will have
materials to read and to report onStudent
presentations. Week of and after
ThanksgivingText. Prothero and Schwab (2nd
edition). Simple book. Auxiliary reading, I
will not lecture from the book. In some case,
e.g. Sumatra, I will cover only one eclectic
aspect of a topic, so the book will give you a
broader overview.Field trip. 1-day to San
Onofre beach on October 16th. 3-day to
Mammoth-Mono Basin on Nov 3-5. We will give you
a list of materials to bring and a choice of
papers to prepare.
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A microatoll graveyard in the intertidal zone
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Influences on sedimentation and landforms

• Climate
• Weathering and erosion
• Tectonics

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Influences on sedimentation and landforms

• Climate
• Weathering and erosion
• Sea-level change
• Tectonics

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Influences on sedimentation and landforms

• Climate
• Weathering and erosion
• Sea-level change
• Tectonics

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The concept of facies
A body of rock or sediment with specific
characteristics
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The facies in horizontal arrangement
intertidal swamp
beach back-beach swamp