Sedimentation 135
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy - Professor Bennington
Course Syllabus (pdf file)
Lab Materials
(click to download) Stratigraphic Diagram Template and Add On
(click to download) Graphic Correlation Lab data and diagrams
Lecture Notes
(Click on a topic to view the notes. For Power Point presentations you need the userid and password. These can be obtained by going through Blackboard to reach this page. Otherwise, email me.)
Topics for Exam 1 (also, read Nichols 1999, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 - take a look at 17)
| Text Outline Notes | Power Point Presentations |
| Introduction | Review of Sed. Rocks |
| Clastic Rocks | Clastics |
| Carbonate and Chemical Rocks | Carbonates / Evaporites |
| Sedimentary Processes / Sedimentary Structures | Sed. Processes and Structures |
| Diagenesis |
Topics for Midterm Exam 2 (also, read Nichols 1999, Chapters 11, 18, 19, 20, 21 - sections within)
Midterm 2 Review Outline (download pdf)
| Text Outline Notes | Power Point Presentations |
| Paleocurrent Statistics | Paleocurrents |
| Heavy Minerals | Heavy Minerals |
| Stratigraphy | Correlation / Stratigraphy |
| Eustacy | Eustatic and Astronomical Cycles / Sedimentary Cycles |
Topics for Final Exam
| Text Outline Notes | Power Point Presentations |
| Sequence Stratigraphy | Sequence Stratigraphy |
| Seismic Stratigraphy | |
| Depositional Basins | |