GEOL 576 - Advanced Sedimentology

Description:
Sediments, sedimentary rocks, and advanced lab and field techniques for students interested in conducting research or working in sedimentology-related fields. Required field trips. GEOL 476 and GEOL 576 are layered courses; students may not receive credit for both.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: graduate standing.

Credits:
(4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Apply standard sedimentary and stratigraphic techniques in field and lab settings.
Apply standard sedimentary and stratigraphic techniques to rock cores.
Evaluate sedimentologic data to determine unanswered questions or future directions of sedimentological research.
Develop scientific writing and literary research skills.
Identify sedimentary rock features/characteristics that allow one to determine depositional environments and settings.
Reconstruct lateral relationships of depositional environments from facies associations.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
3/6/2014

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