GEO X83 GEO 383 Clastic Depositional Systems 3 Hours
4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the processes and products of siliciclastic environments, including rivers, deltas, coastal systems, and deep-marine systems, with an emphasis on facies analysis, stratigraphic architecture, and sedimentary petrology. Develop the skills necessary to analyze sedimentary systems at multiple scales--from depositional environments to basin-wide correlations--emphasizing the integration of sedimentological, stratigraphical, and petrological data. Discuss the tectonic, climatic, and eustatic controls on facies transitions and provenance characterization. The equivalent of four lecture hours a week for one semester, including a four to five day field seminar.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in geological sciences and consent of instructor. Prior course in the basic principles of sedimentology and stratigraphy is required.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral