Geol.798         CLASTIC SEDIMENTOLOGY                                                (3 C.H)

Terrigenous clastic sediments, Sediment Types, Sediment texture, Sedimentary structures, Detrital components, Classification schemes and detailed description of terrigenous clastic sediments, Sandstone digenesis, Facies analysis and Depositional environments, Porosity and permeability.

Books recommended:

• Depositional systems, A Genetic Approach to Sedimentary Geology by R. A. Davis, Jr. 1983. Prentice-Hall., Inc. Engle Wood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632.
• Sedimentary Petrology, An Introduction by M.E. Tucker, 1981, Black well scientific publications Osney Mead, Oxford, OX2 OEL.
• Terrigenous Clastic Depositional systems, Application to Petroleum, Coal & Uranium Exploration, Springer-Verlag, New York, Inc. by W. E. Galloway, D. k. Hobday, 1983.
• Principles of sedimentology John Willey & sons New York, by G. M. Friedman. John E. Sanders, 1978.
• Sedimentary Rocks, Third Edition, Harper and Row publishers Inc. New York, by F.J. Pettijohn 1975.