Units: 5
Hours: Lecture, 2 hours; laboratory, 6 hours; two 1-day and one 2-day field trips, Prerequisite(s): GEO 115 with a grade of “C-” or better
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Description: A study of the principles of sedimentology and the comparative study of the origins of sediments and sedimentary rocks from various modern and ancient clastic, carbonate, and mixed siliciclastic-carbonate depositional environments. Emphasizes field and stratigraphic relationships, as well as petrographic and hand specimen identification.