GEOL 8200

Carbonate Petrology
Credit Hours:
3

Petrology, mineralogy, and geochemistry of limestones, dolostones, speleothems, travertines, and other carbonate-bearing geological materials. Precipitation of carbonate minerals, origin of carbonate grains, neomorphism, diagenesis, dolomitization, silicification, porosity, and permeability in carbonate rocks.

 

Prerequisites:
GEOL 3010-3010L and GEOL 4010-4010L
Semester Offered:
Spring
Level: