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Sedimentology

These links and readings are provided to support the Sedimentology module at the University of Derby, and are in addition to the classes, and the course and practical notes available from the University of Derby web site. It is not necessarily given in exactly the same order as in the course.

Textbook references are to:

TUCKER, M.E. 2001. Sedimentary Petrology: an introduction to the origin of sedimentary rocks. 3rd edition. Blackwell Scientific Publications.

Topic		Diagenesis of carbonate sediments and rocks
Reading		Tucker, chapter 4, sections 4.7, 4.8, 4.9; chapter 9, section 9.4
Online lectures, tutorials & reading		Introduction to Carbonates - work through this well-illustrated, animated online course from Diagenesis to Karst Lecture notes on Diagenesis of Carbonate Sediments Carbonate diagenesis and porosity (SEPM) Carbonate diagenesis (AAPG) Carbonate petrography atlas and exercises Bioerosion Endolithic Cyanobacteria and Microbial Bioerosion Oilfield Glossary Term 'porosity' Oilfield Glossary Term 'permeability' Oilfield Glossary Term 'dolomite' Petrology of Carbonate Hardgrounds Cathodoluminescence petrography of carbonate rocks
Case studies		Case study: Post-Miocene carbonate diagenesis of the Lower Cretaceous Edwards Group, south-central Texas
Images		Carbonate diagenesis gallery (SEPM) Carbonate porosity gallery (SEPM) Hardgrounds Dolomite Petrology Photomicrograph Gallery Atlas of Pressure Dissolution Features Carbonates image gallery
Quizzes and tests		carbonates interactive image quizzes (if quiz does not load properly at first attempt, click the Reload/Refresh button in your browser) diagenetic features carbonate thin section quiz

This page is maintained by Roger Suthren. Last updated 13 March, 2017 22:06