Geol.712    CARBONATE MICROFACIES                                                               (3 C.H)

Techniques & methods of study; microfacies characteristics; carbonate constituents; fossils in thin sections; classification of carbonate rocks; microfacies types; standard carbonate microfacies; facies diagnoses and models; case histories.

Books Recommended:

• Microfacies analysis of Limestones by Flugel, E., 1982. Springer – Verlag, New York.
• Sedimentary Environments: Processes, Facies and Stratigraphy by Reading, H.G., 1996. Wiley-Blackwell.
• Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks: Analysis, Interpretation and Application by Flugel, E., 2009. Springer.
• Carbonate Sedimentology by Tucker, M.E. and Wright, V.P., 1991. Blackwell.
• Microfacies analysis of Limestones by Flugel, E., 1982. Springer – Verlag New York.
• Sedimentary Environments: Processes and Facies and Stratigraphy by Reading, H.G., 1996. Wiley-Blackwell.