GS 815: Sedimentary Environments and Facies

Syllabus​

Sedimentary processes, spectrum of sedimentary environments and facies, Sedimentary processes and facies of clastic depositional environments- alluvial, lakes, eolian, clastic coasts and estuaries, shallow clastic seas, deltas, deep seas and glacial environments. Sedimentary processes and facies of carbonate depositional environments- lacustrine, eolian, tidal flat, beach, shelf, reef, basin margin, pelagic. Carbonate platforms- types and evolution.

Texts/References

  • Nichols, G., Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 2nd   Edn., Willey-Blackwell, 2009
  • Tucker, M.E. and Wright, V.P., Carbonate Sedimentology, Blackwell Science, 1990
  • Scholle, P.A., Bedout, D.G. and Moore, C.H., Carbonate Depositional Environments, American Association of Petroleum geologists Memoir, 33, 2006
  • Reading, H.G. Sedimentary Environments: Processes, Facies and Stratigraphy, III Edition, Blackwell Science, 1996