Advanced Field Geology Course
Earth and Planetary Science 118
Professors George Brimhall and Doug Dreger
University of California, Berkeley
Wise River, Beaverhead County, Montana
Crustal Evolution, Mineral Deposits, and Water Resources
Geologists Using Modern Field Technology to Solve Scientific Problems for A Sustainable Future and Support Resource Literacy
Professor: George Brimhall Purpose Syllabus
Mapping with pen tablets See the Calender Presented to Mary Jane and George Brimhall by the 2011 Field Class
Means current lecture pdf file is ready to read
Lecture 0: 
Planning meeting
Lecture 1: 
Roadmap, objectives, and expectations
Lecture 2: 
Icehouse/greenhouse global change, stratigraphy, eustacy, evaporites, natural gas, and tar sands
Lecture 3: 
Laramide structure & Paleo-oceanography
Lecture 4: 
Phosphate deposits and regional Permian processes
Lecture 5: 
Public land use and river chemistry
Lecture 6: Methods in Field Geophysics: Gravity (Prof. Doug Dreger)
Lecture 7: 
Planetary evolution & chemical fractionation, layered mafic intrusions and Pt-Pd ore deposits
Lecture 8: 
Porphyry Cu &Mo deposits and exploration geophysics
Lecture 9: 
Metals for Sustainable Energy, Wind Power, Coal and Gas
Lecture 10: 
Glacial Geology and Missoula Flood
Required Planning Meeting (1) Emergency Contact (2) Dietary Restrictions (3) Consent Form Equipment & Supplies 
Driving Safety
Location Base Camp Facilities 
Real-Time Webcam 
Local Weather
Web Access, email, and Telephone 
Mail Delivery, 
UPS, and 
Fedex Bunkhouse Overflow 
Temperature
Radio Communication 
Lightning Detection 
Mosquito Repellants 
Safety First Field Safety Assessments Personal Conduct Code 
St James Hospital Butte Map
Daily Routine Camp Helper Rotations 
Mariah's Challenge about Driving Safely Places in Butte Water Resource and Quality Studies
Web Map Tools: GeoCommunicator BLM LR2000 Cadastral Mapping USGS National Map USGS Mineral Resources Energy
Digital Mapping Methods Publications on GeoMapper Printing Maps (for Instructor) 
Photo Galleries of Past Berkeley Field Camps: 1981 1983 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1995 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010
Wildlife, Mapping, and your days off
Working Near Bears
Mountain Lions 
Bear Spray Animal Tracks and Scat
Time Scale 
Water Purification in the Field
Real-time Weather Maps, Road Conditions, and Live WebCams:
10-day forecast Intellicast UV Forecast 
Map 
Lightning Threat 
Average Rainfall
Wise River Weather: AccuWeather Weather Warnings Floods etc. NOAA Video Road Conditions: 
CA HW-80 
MT 
NV 
ID
Maps NW Region :
Precipitation Snow Depth Regional Temperature WeatherFronts 
Front Symbols Cold Front Wind Alerts
Interactive MT Map Webcams : CA HW 80 MT Monida Pass Lost Trail Pass Status Logan Pass GTSH Glacier Park Lake McDonald St.Mary
Base Camp Real-Time Stream Flow USGS 
Yellowstone Old Faithful 
Website by George Brimhall (updated Nov 20, 2011) Squaw Valley CA