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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. Topics are 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.

Clastic sedimentary facies and environments

Topic		Sedimentation in Deltas and Estuaries
Reading		Tucker, chapter 2, section 2.11.4 Walker, chapter 9
Online lectures, tutorials & reading		Deltaic systems Modern delta slide show UKESCC courseware: delta case study Start - open Dynamic Stratigraphy - from Main Menu select Underlying Principles - work through page 11 Deltaic landforms
Virtual field trips		Atchafalaya and Wax Lake Delta Systems, LA Gilbert deltas - Nova Scotia
Images		Modern deltas Mackenzie delta, Canada Images of Canada — Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories Images of Canada —  Gaspé Peninsula, Québec Mississippi delta Visible Earth - Mississippi delta Visible Earth - Mississippi Delta Plume Lower delta plain, Mississippi River, LA (P Mozley, New Mexico Tech) Visible Earth - St. Vincent Island, Apalachicola River Delta, Florida Visible Earth - Ganges River Delta Ganges-Brahmaputra delta abandoned and tidally dominated part of Ganges-Brahmaputra delta Mekong delta, Vietnam Space Shuttle view of Nile Delta Space Shuttle view of Po Delta Estuarine mud flats Ancient deltaic sediments pro-delta deposits delta succession channel rippled deltaic sediments rib-and-furrow roots and palaeosol root concretions
Quizzes and tests

 

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