Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Sediment transport, depositional environments and the principles used to correlate and date layered rocks.
EASC-203 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Earth Sciences
Course content
- 1Sediment grains, textures and classificationComing
- 2Fluid flow and sediment transportComing
- 3Bedforms and sedimentary structuresComing
- 4Diagenesis: from sediment to rockComing
- 5Continental environments: rivers, lakes, deserts and glaciersComing
- 6Coastal and deltaic environmentsComing
- 7Shelf, reef and deep-marine environmentsComing
- 8Lithostratigraphy and facies modelsComing
- 9Biostratigraphy and chronostratigraphyComing
- 10Sequence stratigraphy and sea-level changeComing
- 11Logs, cores and subsurface correlationComing
- 12Capstone: reconstructing an ancient basinComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Sediment transport, depositional environments and the principles used to correlate and date layered rocks.
Part of the Science stream, typically taken in year 2.