Petrography of carbonate sediments and their biotic and abiotic constituents. Ocean chemistry of carbonate systems and ocean acidification. Sedimentological, biological and climatic significance of modern and ancient carbonates. Warm- and cool-water carbonate factories. Lacustrine, peritidal, neritic, reef, slope, and pelagic environments. Diagenesis, dolomitization and carbonate reservoirs.
This course may not be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s)
- Geology 323 and 381; one of 491 or 493; and one of 341 or 343.
Antirequisite(s)
- Credit for Geology 483 and either 461 or 583 will not be allowed.
SyllabusSections
This course will be offered next in
Winter 2019.