Subject: Geology
Credit units: 3
Offered: Either Term 1 or Term 2
Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours and 2 Practicum/Lab hours
College: Arts and Science
Department: Geological Sciences

This course deals with the petrographic attributes and origins of terrigenous and carbonate sedimentary rocks and sedimentary particles including fossils and bioclasts as well as other authigenic minerals and precipitates such as sulphates, apatite, glauconite and pyrite. The course also treats the diagenesis of sediments, including cementation, recrystallization, silicification and dolomitization. Hands-on microscopy is emphasized.

Prerequisite(s): GEOL 224, GEOL 226, GEOL 245, and GEOL 247.
Note: GEOL 343 and GEOL 308 are recommended but not required.

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