GEOL 436 - Sediment Environments & Facies

Credits: 4

Characteristics and origin of sediment grains; physical, chemical and biological processes of sedimentation; diagenesis and rock classification; definition and spatial correlation of stratigraphic units; sedimentary environments and their deposits. Three hours of lectures and one three-hour laboratory or field trip per week. Prerequisites: GEOL 211/311, 212/303, and 213/301, or consent of instructor. Spring,