GEOL 3140 - Sedimentary Petrology

3 Credits (2 Contact Hours)

Origin, composition, and texture of sediments and sedimentary rocks, including both siliciclastic and chemical varieties. Interpretation of tectonic settings, depositional systems, facies relationships, and diagenesis. Laboratory involves description and classification of hand specimens and thin sections and analytical methods. Includes Honors sections. Preq: GEOL 2050. Coreq: GEOL 3141.