EARS 58 Stratigraphy and Sedimentary Petrology

This is a combined lecture, laboratory, seminar, and field-based course focused on the origin, diagenetic modification, and depositional history of sedimentary rocks. The course will cover theoretical and practical aspects of sedimentary petrology and stratigraphy that are critical to understanding the record of ancient climate and environments, as well as the tectonic development of sedimentary basins. In addition to studying hand specimens and utilizing standard petrographic microscopy, we will also introduce some of the other major instrumental methods used in the field today (e.g., isotope systems, provenance analyses, X-ray diffraction, etc…). This course will culminate in an optional multi-day field excursion to a sedimentary basin to complete a field-based research project.

Instructor

Slotznick

Prerequisite

EARS 40, 45, 46, and 47. EARS 38 is recommended.

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:SLA

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