Geol 700         DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS                                       (3 C.H)

Description of environments and sedimentary facies of marine, coastal areas, rivers, deltas, and lake settings. 

Books recommended:

• Sedimentary Environments and Facies by H.G. Reading, 1986, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.
• Sedimentology: Process and Product, by M.R. Leeder, 1985, George Allen and Unwin Ltd., London.
• Facies Model, by R.G. Walker, 1983, Geoscience Canada.
• Modern and Ancient Fluvial Systems, by J.D. Collinson and J.Lewin, 1983, Blackwell.
• Structures and Sequences in Clastic Rocks, by J.C. Harns, J.B. Southard and R.G. Walker, 1982, S.E.P.M. Short course No.9.