Sedimentology
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Overview
Subject area
EAS
Catalog Number
43000
Course Title
Sedimentology
Department(s)
Description
Composition, texture, classification, depositional setting, provenance and correlation of sediments and sedimentary rocks; identification of common environments of deposition. Study of global and local formations to explore stratigraphic nomenclature, facies relationships and correlation of sedimentary sequences. Course includes a field trip to local outcrops to observe sedimentary rocks and facies and identify depositional paleoenvironments.
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
026074