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May 20, 2024
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GEOL 4520 - Sedimentary Systems and Processes
Advanced discussion of sedimentary processes and major sedimentary environments in the recent and through geologic time. Topics include the techniques of interpreting sedimentary successions using facies and facies models, analysis of different continental and marine sedimentary environments and their fundamental processes, and applications to energy, environmental, and mineral industries.
Requisites: GEOL 3500
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 1JE
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Students will be able to describe processes operating in a broad spectrum of siliciclastic and carbonate, marine and nonmarine sedimentary environments.
- Students will be able to describe the essential criteria for differentiating deposits of different sedimentary environments.
- Students will be able to apply knowledge of modern sedimentary processes and environments to interpret similar processes and environments in the geologic record.
- Students will be able to apply techniques of analyzing sedimentary systems to problems related to the energy, environmental, and mineral industry.
- Students will be able to identify and select relevant peer-reviewed literature on sedimentary systems.
- Students will be able to summarize information about different sedimentary environments from reference works.
- Students will be able to discuss essential aspects of specific depositional environments in written format.
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