Laboratory Manual for Physical Geology

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Zumberge's Laboratory Manual for Physical Geology, 16e is written for the freshman-level laboratory course in physical geology. In this lab, students study Earth materials, geologic interpretation of topographic maps, aerial photographs and Earth satellite imagery, structural geology and plate tectonics and related phenomena. With over 30 exercises, professors have great flexibility when developing the syllabus for their physical geology lab course. The ease of use, tremendous selection, and tried and true nature of the labs selected have made this lab manual one of the leading selling physical geology lab manuals. Cover Physical Geology Dedication Contents Notes To Users of this Manual Preface PART I: Earth Materials Introduction Minerals Definition Mineral Identification Properties of Minerals EXERCISE 1. Identification of Common Minerals Rocks Introduction Igneous Rocks EXERCISE 2. Identification of Common Igneous Rocks Sedimentary Rocks EXERCISE 3. Identification of Common Sedimentary Rocks Metamorphic Rocks EXERCISE 4. Identification of Common Metamorphic Rocks PART II: The Geologic Column and Geologic Time Introduction The Geologic Column and Geologic Time Relative Age Determinations Numerical Age Determinations Constructing a Columnar Section EXERCISE 5. Constructing a Columnar Section from a Geologic Cross Section EXERCISE 6. Relative Ages of Igneous Rocks Intruded into Country Rock EXERCISE 7A. Radiometric Dating, Geologic Age, and Correlation of Rock Units EXERCISE 7B. The Law of Inclusions PART III: Topographic Maps, Aerial Photographs, and Other Imagery from Remote Sensing Introduction Map Coordinates and Land Divisions Map Projection Range and Township Topographic Maps Definition Features of Topographic Maps Elements of a Topographic Map EXERCISE 8. Problems on Contour Lines EXERCISE 9. Problems in Scale Conversion Topographic Profiles EXERCISE 10. Drawing Profiles from Topographic Maps EXERCISE 11. Topographic Map Reading Imagery from Remote Sensing Introduction Aerial Photographs Determining Scale on Aerial Photographs Stereoscopic Use of Aerial Photographs Interpretation of Aerial Photographs Landsat False Color Images EXERCISE 12. Introduction to Aerial Photograph Interpretation PART IV: Geologic Interpretation of Topographic Maps, Aerial Photographs, and Earth Satellite Images Introduction General Instructions Geologic Work of Running Water EXERCISE 13. Stream Gradients and Base Level EXERCISE 13B. Stream Gradients and Drainage Divides EXERCISE 13C. Pediments and Alluvial Fans EXERCISE 13D. Charles Creek, Canada EXERCISE 13E. Refuge Map, Arkansas–Mississippi Greenwood Map, Arkansas–Mississippi Groundwater Movement, Groundwater Pollution, and Groundwater as a Geologic Agent EXERCISE 14A. Water Table Contours EXERCISE 14B. Groundwater Pollution EXERCISE 15A. Karst Topography Sinkhole Formation EXERCISE 15B. Sinkholes EXERCISE 15C. Evolution of a Karst Terrain Glaciers and Glacial Geology Accumulation and Ablation EXERCISE 16A. Mass Balance of an Alpine Glacier EXERCISE 16B. Equilibrium Line, Moraines, and Glacier Flow EXERCISE 16C. Erosional Landforms Produced by Former Alpine Glaciers Continental Glaciation EXERCISE 17A. Moraines and Outwash Plains EXERCISE 17B. Drumlins EXERCISE 17C. Ice-Contact Deposits Landforms Produced by Wind Action EXERCISE 18A. Barchans EXERCISE 18B. Coastal Dunes EXERCISE 18C. Inactive Dune Fields Modern and Ancient Shorelines EXERCISE 19A. Deltas of the Mississippi River EXERCISE 19B. Coastal Processes and Shoreline Evolution EXERCISE 19C. Ancestral Lakes of Lake Erie EXERCISE 19D. Shore Erosion and Levels of Lake Michigan Landforms Produced by Volcanic Activity EXERCISE 20A. Mauna Loa, A Hawaiian Shield Volcano EXERCISE 20B. The Impact of the Eruption of Mount St. Helens on Surrounding Topography PART V: Structural Geology Introduction Structural Features of Sedimentary Rocks Deformation of Sedimentary Strata Methods of Geologic Illustration Sedimentary Rock Structures Geologic Maps and Cross Sections EXERCISE 21. Geologic Structures on Block Diagrams, Geologic Symbols, and Relative Ages of Formations EXERCISE 22. Geologic Mapping on Aerial Photographs Chase County, Kansas EXERCISE 22B. Geologic Mapping on Aerial Photographs Fremont County, Wyoming EXERCISE 22C. Geologic Mapping on Aerial Photographs Aerial Photograph, Arkansas EXERCISE 22D. Geologic Mapping on Aerial Photographs Little Dome, Wyoming EXERCISE 22E. Geologic Mapping on Aerial Photographs Harrisburg, Pennsylvania EXERCISE 23. Interpretation of Geologic Maps Lancaster Geologic Map, Wisconsin EXERCISE 23B. Interpretation of Geologic Maps Swan Island Geologic Map, Tennessee EXERCISE 23C. Interpretation of Geologic Maps Coleman Gap Geologic Map, Tennessee–Virginia Faults and Earthquakes Inactive Faults Active Faults EXERCISE 24A. Fault Problems Fault Problems on Block diagram EXERCISE 24B. Fault Problems Faulted Sedimentary Strata EXERCISE 25. Relationship of Fault Planes to Fault Traces, Epicenters, and Foci The Use of Seismic Waves to Locate the Epicenter of an Earthquake Seismographs, Seismograms, and Seismic Observatories EXERCISE 26. Locating the Epicenter of an Earthquake PART VI: Plate Tectonics and Related Geologic Phenomena Introduction The Major Components of the Earth EXERCISE 27A. Plate Boundaries EXERCISE 27B. The Nazca Plate Seafloor Spreading in the South Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans Introduction The Earth’s Magnetic Field EXERCISE 28. Spreading Rates on the East Pacific Rise and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge EXERCISE 29. Restoration of the South Atlantic Coastline 50 Million Years Before the Present Volcanic Islands and Hot Spots EXERCISE 30A. Movement of the Volcanoes in the Hawaiian Ridge over the Hawaiian Hot Spot EXERCISE 30B. Islands in French Polynesia of the South Pacific Ocean Appendix A Appendix B Glossary Credits Index