The history of the facies concept; sedimentary environments and facies; techniques of facies analysis; modern environments of deposition; interpretation of ancient sedimentary environments; sedimentary facies through geological time; sedimentary facies, sea level, and tectonics. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours and 3 Practicum/Lab hoursPrerequisite(s): GEOL 245. Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): GEOL 247. Note: This course may be taught as a field course, and thus there will be costs additional to tuition fees.
The history of the facies concept; sedimentary environments and facies; techniques of facies analysis; modern environments of deposition; interpretation of ancient sedimentary environments; sedimentary facies through geological time; sedimentary facies, sea level, and tectonics. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours and 3 Practicum/Lab hoursPrerequisite(s): GEOL 245. Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): GEOL 247. Note: This course may be taught as a field course, and thus there will be costs additional to tuition fees.
