Graduate Catalog

ERTH 711 Carbonate Petrology and Stratigraphy

The course will investigate carbonate sediments at all scales from microscopic studies at the pore-scale to reservoir-scale sequence stratigraphic frameworks. The course will utilise a wide range of examples from throughout the stratigraphic record with a particular emphasis on carbonate systems of the Middle East. This is an elective course recommended for all Ph.D. students working in areas related to, but not limited to, sedimentology, petrography, geochemistry and structural geology. The course will include 3 days of fieldwork.

Credits

3

Offered

Fall