GLG 570 - Principles of Stratigraphy

Credit Hours: 3
Principles and procedures applied to the study of sedimentary successions; astronomical forcing, cyclicity, eustasy, and tectonic controls on stratification and basin evolution; application of the Stratigraphic Code, practical field methods, observations and interpretation of depositional environments, and sequence stratigraphic interpretations; field trips required. May be taught concurrently with GLG 670. Cannot receive credit for both GLG 570 and GLG 670.

Prerequisite: GLG 314 and GLG 334.
Lecture contact hours: 2 Lab contact hours: 2

Typically offered: Fall