Carbonate Rocks: Spring 2010
Kent State University Department of Geology
 
 
Catalog Numbers:
 Masters Geol 63067
Doctoral  Geol 73067		 Registrar's
Call Numbers
 Masters: 11000
Doctoral:   11457
Lecture:

TR, 9:15-10:30 pm, Room 339 McGilvrey Hall

Instructor:
 		Dr. Joseph D. Ortiz
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Email:		 330-672-2225
330-672-7949
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Office: McGilvrey Room 334/336 Web: About the Instructor
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Office Hours

T:       10:30-11:30 am

W:      12:50- 3:30 pm
or by appointment.

Text:

  • Tucker, M.E., Wright, V.P., Carbonate Sedimentology,  Blackwell Science, 482 p. 1990, ISBN 0-632-01472-5.

  • Schlager, W., Carbonate Sedimentology and Sequence Stratigraphy, SEPM Concepts in Sedimentology and Paleontology, #8, 200 p. 2005, ISBN 1-56576-115-2.

    Handouts and selected readings as assigned during the term.

Course Rationale and Objectives:
Carbonates represent one of the most important classes of sedimentary rocks. They are important as records of biogenic evolution, particularly in marine settings; serve as reservoirs for oil, gas, and water, and are critical in the biogeochemical cycling of the Earth system. We will explore carbonates on the micro-, meso-, and megascopic scales to evaluate their role in the sedimentary record through time. Students will learn how to identify carbonate rocks and their constituent components, characteristics of ancient and modern carbonate depositional environments, and how to evaluate carbonate deposits in the context of a sequence stratigraphic framework placing emphasis on forcing and response.

Topics to be covered: (see syllabus)

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