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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.

Sediment provenance

Topic		Provenance
Reading		Tucker, chapter , section
Online lectures, tutorials & reading		Siliciclastics: Provenance (University of British Columbia) Sandstones & heavy minerals Provenance: Sediment composition (University of British Columbia) Provenance and tectonic setting (University of British Columbia) Origin of sediment Neogene Himalayan weathering history and river 87Sr/86 Sr: impact on the marine Sr record. Full text of an article from Earth & Planetary Science letters. Exhumation of the Pyrenean orogen: implications for sediment discharge Reconstructing orogenic exhumation histories... Betic Cordillera, SE Spain

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