Course Contents:
Carbonate sediments and limestones constituents, Geological background to carbonate sedimentation, Modern carbonate environments, Carbonate rocks (i.e., Limestone) Classification, carbonate depositional systems: Marine, shallow water, lacustrine, deeper-water facies of pelagic and resedimented limestone, carbonate mineralogy and chemistry, Diagenetic processes, products and environments, Dolomites and dolomitization models, geological record of carbonate rocks, microfacies of carbonate rocks
Practical:
Identification and classification of carbonate sediments in hand specimen and in thin sections; staining; microfacies and carbonate diagenetic fabric interpretations.
Recommended Books:

1. Carbonate Sediments and their Diagenesis by Bathurst, R. G. (n.d.). Elsevier.
2. Marine Carbonates by Milliman, J. D. (1974). Springer-Verlag.
3. Carbonate Depositional Environment by Scholle, P. A., Bebout, D. G., & Moore, C. H. (n.d.). AAPG Mem.
4. Carbonate Sedimentology by Tucker, M. E., & Wright, V. P. (1990). Blackwell Scientific Publications.
5. Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks: Analysis, Interpretation, and Application by Flugel, E. (2009). Springer.
6. Carbonate Depositional Environments by Scholle, P. A., Bebout, D. G., & Moore, C. H. (1993). Mem. Am. Assoc. Petrol. Geol.