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EASC 302: Sedimentary Petrology

EASC 302 is a course that concentrates on the composition, texture, diagenesis and depositional origin (petrology) of sedimentary rocks. The course outlines the various classification schemes for siliciclastic and carbonate rocks, microscopic/optical techniques for their study, and develops theories of sedimentary rock formation and diagenetic modification.

• Quick, general review of the depositional environments of siliciclastic, chemical and organic rocks.
• The study of siliciclastic rocks, including compositional and textural classification systems, diagenesis, optical analysis of common clastic rock suites in thin section, and field identification.
• The study of chemically precipitated (limestone, dolostone and evaporite) rocks, including compositional and textural classification systems, diagenesis, optical analysis of carbonate rock suites in thin section, and field identification.
• The study of organic rocks (coal) (time permitting).

Tucker, M.E., 2001. Sedimentary Petrology (Third Edition). Blackwell Science Ltd., UK.