GEOS 6460 - Carbonate and Evaporite Depositional Systems

Processes, characteristics, and relationships of modern and ancient carbonate and evaporite systems. A course field trip to modern environments (Florida, Bahamas or Belize) or ancient carbonate systems (Paradox Basin, Utah or Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico and Texas) may be required. Student projects will include logging, description, and interpretation of cores and slabs at the mesoscopic level at the MGRRE facility.

Note: Open to graduate students only.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: GEOS 4350, or instructor approval

Credits: 3 hours

Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: Two lectures and one 3-hour laboratory per week.