The University of British Columbia

Course Description

Origin, diagenesis and geochemistry of sediments and sedimentary rocks.

UBC Calendar

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Learning Goals

1. Discuss the origin and evolution of sedimentary rocks (from sediments to rocks).

2. Describe, classify and interpret sedimentary rocks.

 

3. Interpret and classify sedimentary environments based on sedimentological data.

 

4. Interpret sedimentological data in order to correlate stratigraphic sequences.

5. Define and use the endless jargon associated with sedimentary rocks and the science of sedimentology.

Instructors

Marc Bustin

Textbook

Required Text:

Boggs, S. Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy. 

ISBN-13: 9780131547285 

Non required but useful:

• Prothero, D.R. and Schwab, F., 1996, Sedimentary Geology. Freeman, 575 p.
• Walker, R.G. and James, N.P., 1992, Facies Models Response to Sea Level Change, Geological Association of Canada, 454 pp.

 

Course Content

Lecture Topics

 

1. Introduction to stratigraphy
2. Geochronology
3. Organization of Strat. Record
4. Stratigraphic units
5. Biostratigraphy
6. Facies
7. Origin of grains
8. Sediment transport and sedimentary
9. Clastic rocks
10. Carbonates
11. Diagenesis
12. Depositional Systems
13. Sequence Stratigraphy
14. Tectonics and Sedimentation

 

Labs

Lithostratigraphic Units

Age and biostratigraphy

Clastic facies and correlation

Facies relationships

Sedimentary structures/flume observation (2 wks)

Description and Identification of clastic rocks

Description and identification of carbonates

Fence diagrams- sedimentology in 3D

Geophysical logs- or who needs rocks?

Build your own facies model: The Fraser Delta Tidal Flats