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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.
Marine and continental clastic sediments
Topic
Continental margin and oceanic sedimentation
Reading
- Tucker, chapter 2, section 2.11.7; chapter 3, section 3.7.2; chapter 9, section 9.3
- Walker, chapter 13
- Clastic Sediments and Rocks handout, p. J1-J7
Online lectures, tutorials & reading
Virtual field trips
Images
Turbidites and submarine fans - modern
- NOAA Ocean Explorer 3D Astoria Canyon
- Visible Earth - Bathymetry of the Los Angeles Margin
- The Bengal Fan
Turbidites and submarine fans - ancient
Pelagic sediments
- NOAA Ocean Explorer: Muddy sediments
- pelagic cherts
- ferromanganese nodules
- coccolithophore bloom in the Celtic Sea
- experimental turbidity currents 1: read the text, then watch the movie (large file)
- experimental turbidity currents 2: read the text, then watch movie
- experimental subaqueous debris flow: read the text, then watch the movie (large file)
- experimental unconfined subaqueous debris flow: read the text, then watch the movie (large file)
- experimental turbidity currents 1: watch the movie (very large file), but worth the wait!
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