Course Description

Earth Sciences 314b Sedimentary Petrology

Identification and description of various types of siliciclastic and carbonate rocks; the important characteristics of sedimentary rocks and their key sedimentary features for interpretation of present and ancient despositional environments; survey of diagenetic processes that alter original properties of primary sediments.

Antirequisite: The former Earth Sciences 311

Prerequisites: Earth Sciences 200a, 206b.

2 lecture hours, 3 laboratory hours, half-course.

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