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Apr 19, 2024
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GEO 304 - Carbonate SedimentologyCourse Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Examination of carbonate rocks, carbonate environments, animal-sediment interactions, and the oceanographic and climatic factors that affect deposition including sea level change, catastrophic storms, and groundwater. Field studies include examples of modern and ancient coral reefs, lagoons, tidal inlets, beaches, hypersaline lakes, and tidal flats. Course includes a required week field trip to the Bahamian Field station on San Salvador Island. Prerequisite(s): Option 1: i) Any Geology course numbered 110 or higher; and ii) GEO 201 or GEO 202 (may be concurrent), or permission of instructor. Option 2: i) Any Geology numbered 110 or higher; and ii) declared major in biology (esp. helpful is Ecology), and permission of the instructor. For either option, students must meet basic term abroad requirements and must submit an application. Corequisite(s): GEO 304L
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