Introduction to Historical Geology

Chris Johnson; Callan Bentley; Karla Panchuk; Matt Affolter; Karen Layou; Shelley Jaye; Russ Kohrs; Paul Inkenbrandt; Cam Mosher; Brian Ricketts; Charlene Estrada

Book Title: Introduction to Historical Geology

Authors: Chris Johnson; Callan Bentley; Karla Panchuk; Matt Affolter; Karen Layou; Shelley Jaye; Russ Kohrs; Paul Inkenbrandt; Cam Mosher; Brian Ricketts; and Charlene Estrada

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I. What is Historical Geology?
1. Stories from Stone
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
2. Sequences of Strata
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
3. Fossil Vocabulary
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
4. Magma, Metamorphism and Mountains
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
5. Earth's Story is Your Story!
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
II. Planet Earth: An Introduction
1. Origin of the Universe: From Big Bang to Planet Earth
  Charlene Estrada and Chris Johnson, Matthew D. Affolter, Paul Inkenbrandt, Cam Mosher
2. Geologic Time
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
3. Key Events in Earth History
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
4. Earth Systems
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
III. Minerals
1. Atoms
  Karla Panchuk
2. Bonding and Lattices
  Karla Panchuk
3. Mineral Groups
  Karla Panchuk
4. Silicate Minerals
  Karla Panchuk
5. Mineral Properties
  Karla Panchuk
6. Summary Key Term Check
  Karla Panchuk
IV. The Rock Cycle
1. What Is A Rock?
  Karla Panchuk
2. The Rock Cycle
  Charlene Estrada
3. Igneous Rocks
  Charlene Estrada
4. Sedimentary Rocks
  Charlene Estrada
5. Metamorphic Rocks
  Charlene Estrada
V. Plate Tectonics
1. Alfred Wegener's Continental Drift Hypothesis
  Chris Johnson, Matthew D. Affolter, Paul Inkenbrandt, Cam Mosher and Charlene Estrada
2. Development of Plate Tectonic Theory
  Chris Johnson, Matthew D. Affolter, Paul Inkenbrandt, Cam Mosher and Charlene Estrada
3. Layers of Earth
  Chris Johnson, Matthew D. Affolter, Paul Inkenbrandt, Cam Mosher and Charlene Estrada
4. Plate Boundaries
  Chris Johnson, Matthew D. Affolter, Paul Inkenbrandt, Cam Mosher and Charlene Estrada
VI. Geologic Environments and Structures
1. Sedimentary Rocks, Weathering and Erosion
  Merry Wilson and Charlene Estrada
2. Sedimentary Environments
  Merry Wilson and Charlene Estrada
3. Plastic Deformation
  Charlene Estrada
4. Deformation: Stress and Strain
  Merry Wilson and Charlene Estrada
5. Brittle Deformation
  Charlene Estrada
VII. Geologic and Topographic Mapping
1. Basic Map Features
  Merry Wilson and Charlene Estrada
2. Latitude and Longitude
  Merry Wilson and Charlene Estrada
3. Contour Lines
  Merry Wilson and Charlene Estrada
4. Geologic Map Units
  Merry Wilson and Charlene Estrada
5. Mapping Geologic Structures
  Merry Wilson and Charlene Estrada
VIII. Taphonomy: The Science of Death and Decay
1. What Is A Fossil?
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
2. Modes of Fossil Preservation
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
3. Trace Fossils: Studies in Scurrying, Scraping, and Slithering
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
IX. Geologic Time and Relative Dating
1. Lateral Continuity, Superposition, and Inclusions
  Merry Wilson and Charlene Estrada
2. Original Horizontality and Cross-Cutting Relationships
  Merry Wilson and Charlene Estrada
3. Relative Dating and Unconformities
4. Fossils in Sedimentary Sequences
  Merry Wilson and Charlene Estrada
5. Some Final Practice
  Charlene Estrada and Merry Wilson
X. The PreCambrian
1. The Hadean Eon (4600-4000 Ma)
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
2. The Archean Eon (4000-2500 Ma)
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
3. The Proterozoic Eon (2500-541 Ma)
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
XI. The Paleozoic Era
1. Paleozoic Tectonics and Paleogeography
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
2. Paleozoic Evolution
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
3. The Permian Mass Extinction
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
XII. The Mesozoic Era
1. Mesozoic Tectonics and Paleogeography
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
2. Mesozoic Evolution
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
3. The K-T Extinction
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
XIII. The Cenozoic Era
1. Cenozoic Tectonics and Paleogeography
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
2. Cenozoic Evolution
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
3. Origins of Humans and the Anthropocene
  Callan Bentley, Karen Layou, Russ Kohrs, Shelley Jaye, Matt Affolter, and Brian Ricketts and Charlene Estrada
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Chris Johnson; Callan Bentley; Karla Panchuk; Matt Affolter; Karen Layou; Shelley Jaye; Russ Kohrs; Paul Inkenbrandt; Cam Mosher; Brian Ricketts; and Charlene Estrada

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Title: Introduction to Historical Geology
Authors: Chris Johnson; Callan Bentley; Karla Panchuk; Matt Affolter; Karen Layou; Shelley Jaye; Russ Kohrs; Paul Inkenbrandt; Cam Mosher; Brian Ricketts; and Charlene Estrada
Editor: Charlene Estrada
License: Introduction to Historical Geology Copyright © by Chris Johnson; Callan Bentley; Karla Panchuk; Matt Affolter; Karen Layou; Shelley Jaye; Russ Kohrs; Paul Inkenbrandt; Cam Mosher; Brian Ricketts; and Charlene Estrada is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Primary Subject: Historical geology and palaeogeology