Lecture Topics |
Course Notes |
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| Part I: Origin and Transport of Sedimentary Materials | ||
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Weathering and soils | pdf (12.6Mb) |
2 |
Transport and deposition of siliciclastic sediments | pdf (10 Mb) |
| Part II: Physical Properties of Sedimentary Rocks | ||
3 |
Sedimentary textures | pdf (5.7 Mb) |
4 |
Sedimentary structures | pdf (25 Mb) |
| Part III: Composition, Classification, and Diagenesis of Sedimentary Rocks | ||
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Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks | pdf (8.1 Mb) |
6 |
Carbonate sedimentary rocks | pdf (5.7 Mb) |
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Other chemical/biochemical and carbonaceous sedimentary rocks | pdf (Mb) |
| Part IV: Depositional Environments | ||
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Continental (terrestrial) environments | pdf (7.2 Mb) |
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Marginal-marine environments | |
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Siliciclastic marine environments | pdf (10.9 Mb) |
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Carbonate and evaporite environments | pdf (20.5 Mb) |
| Part V: Principles of Stratigraphy and Basin Analysis | ||
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Lithostratigraphy | |
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Sequence and magnetic stratigraphy | |
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Biostratigraphy | |
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Chronostratigraphy and geologic time | |
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Basin analysis, tectonics, and sedimentation | pdf (Mb) |
| Sedimentary geology field trip | ||
17 |
Sedimentary geology field trip 2015_12 | pdf (905Kb) |
Web Resources
Sedimentary Rocks - Lesson 7 - part 1 of 6
Sedimentary Rocks - Lesson 7 - part 2 of 6
Sedimentary Rocks - Lesson 7 - part 3 of 6
Sedimentary Rocks - Lesson 7 - part 4 of 6
Sedimentary Rocks - Lesson 7 - part 5 of 6
Sedimentary Rocks - Lesson 7 - part 6 of 6
Boundary dalyer and laminar sublayer
Fluid mechanics - turbulence - vortex
Sediment transport - Bernoulii effect
Sediment transport - suspension and bedload transport
Bedload sediment transport on a gravelly river bed
Bedload sediment transport vedio
Trough cross stratification/lamination
Braided stream sediment flume experiment
Flash flood - Kellick Creek, 10th Feb 2007
Erosion and cliff retreat for one year
General
An Introduction to Geological Time: Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley
Sedimentary Geology: D. Mohrig at Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT
Part I: Origin and Transport of Sedimentary Materials
Surface Processes and Landscape Evolution: K. Whipple at Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, MIT
USGS Bedform Sedimentology: D. Rubin at USGS
Landslide and Debris Flows (in Chinese): H.-Y. Chen at Dept. of Geosciences, National Taiwan University
Rivers (in Chinese): Institute of Applied Geology, National Central University
Glacier (in Chinese): Institute of Applied Geology, National Central University
Glacier online: Photos and summary from glaciers from all over the world
Part II: Physical Properties of Sedimentary Rocks
Ichnology: G. Pemberton at University of Alberta
Trace Fossils (in Chinese): W.-S. Chen at Dept. of Geosciences, National Taiwan University
Introduction to Ichnology: A. J. Martin at Dept. of Environmental Studies, Emory University
Part III: Composition, Classification, and Diagenesis of Sedimentary Rocks
Minerals under the microscope: C. Gladstone at Dept. Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, UK
Part IV: Depositional Environments
Delta - EuroDelta Project
Modern coral reefs: NOAA's coral reef information system
Part V: Stratigraphy and Basin Analysis
Sequence Stratigraphy: C. Kendall at Dept. of Geology, University of Southern Carolina
Sequence Stratigraphy: S. Holland, University of Georgia
Sequence Simulation Movies: C. Kendall at Dept. of Geology, University of Southern Carolina
Others