Academic Catalog

GEOE505 SEDIMENTARY PETROLOGY AND SEDIMENTATION

Course Code: 5640505
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Geological Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. ÝSMAÝL ÖMER YILMAZ
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Advanced study of the petrography and problems of classification of the sedimentary rocks. Sedimentary associations and structures. Study of environment and provenance in deposition of sediments. Resedimentation. Detailed study of an area and/or association of sedimentary rocks, or, modern deposition of sediments.