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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.
WALKER, R.G. & JAMES, N.P. 1992. Facies Models: Response to Sea Level Change. Geological Association of Canada.
Topic
Carbonate Petrology
Reading
- Tucker, chapter 4, sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5
Online lectures, tutorials & reading
- Virtual Lecture on Carbonate petrography and classification (not currently available)
- Carbonates: Petrography
- Carbonate allochems (grains)
- UKESCC courseware:
- open Basic Petrography - from Main Menu select Sedimentary Rocks - Folk Classification Scheme - work through this section
Images
- calcite in thin section
- calcite thin sections
- stained thin section
- stained thin section of vein calcite
- stained thin section of echinoderm
- nummulites
- porosity in nummulite limestone
- nummulite porosity 2
- cathodoluminescence images
- carbonates in scanned cathodoluminescence
- Limestone Petrology Photomicrograph Gallery
Video, audio
- SCHOLLE, P.A. 1982 Carbonate Petrography video. American Association of Petroleum Geologists. R552.5 SCH
Quizzes and tests
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