GEO 543 — Graduate Sedimentary Petrology: 3 Credits (2 Lec, 1 Lab)

(Sp) Detailed analysis and interpretation of the mineralogy, fabric, and genesis of terrigenous clastic and carbonate sedimentary rocks. Use of thin-section microscopy, the scanning electron microscope, and x-ray diffraction techniques are emphasized in the laboratory. Co-convened with GEO 448

Prerequisites: GEO 302, GEO 448