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12.465A Sedimentary Environments
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); first half of term
(Subject meets with 12.110A)
Prereq: Permission of instructor
Units: 2-1-3
Ends Mar 23. Lecture: M2.30-4,F2-3.30 (54-819)
Covers the basic concepts of sedimentation from the properties of individual grains to large-scale basin analysis. Lectures cover sediment textures and composition, fluid flow and sediment transport, and formation of sedimentary structures. Depositional models, for both modern and ancient environments are a major component and are studied in detail with an eye toward interpretation of depositional processes and reconstructing paleoenvironments from the rock record. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
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