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GEOE214 PRINCIPLES OF STRATIGRAPHY

Course Code: 5640214
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Geological Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. SEVÝNÇ ALTINER
Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 5640209
The course set above should be completed before taking GEOE214 PRINCIPLES OF STRATIGRAPHY .

Course Content

Depositional processes and classification of depositional environments. Stratification, unconformities, and facies concepts. Fundamentals of stratigraphic nomenclature. Lithostratigraphic, biostratigraphic, chrono- stratigraphic and geochronologic units.