Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

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Description and evaluation of sedimentary processes, sedimentary environments of deposition and the rocks that form in these environments are integrated with field trips and laboratory analyses of rocks in hand sample and thin section. Stratigraphic principles, sequence stratigraphy, and basin analysis are linked to global climate change and tectonics throughout geologic time. ADVW. PA-1C. Prerequisite: any 100-level, 3 credit hour GLG course and GLG 115L or permission of instructor.