GEOL 362 - Principles of Stratigraphy and Sedimentation

1. Analyze and classify sedimentary rocks in field and laboratory.
2. Compare facies and facies stacking patterns to reconstruct ancient depositional environments.
3. Classify common sedimentary textures and structures formed in different depositional environments.
4. Differentiate the processes that control formation, transportation, and deposition of sediments.
5. Distinguish diagenetic processes and products associated with sediment burial and lithification after deposition.
6. Classify spatial and temporal facies variations in a sequence stratigraphic framework.
7. Compare concepts of stable and radiogenic isotopes to interpret paleoenvironmental changes in Earth’s history.