GEO 518 - Carbonate Sediments

An intensive study of the formation, deposition, lithification, and diagenesis of carbonate sediments. Lectures and seminars emphasize principles of carbonate deposition, facies relationships, and chemistry. Laboratories emphasize binocular and petrographic analysis of recent and ancient carbonates.

4 credits

Grading Letter graded (A, A-, B+, etc.)

Offered Spring alternate years