Course Contents
Source-to-sink-concept; sediment generation (climate, tectonics, source rocks); sediment dispersal (hydraulic considerations, sorting, maturity); diagenesis (compaction, porosity, cements); sandstone classification; provenance concepts and classifications; overview of methods (image analysis, point counting, heavy mineral analysis, single-grain geochemistry) as well as relevant statistics and software.
Literature
Mange, M. & Maurer, H.F.W. (1992): Heavy minerals in color.- 147 S.; Chapman & Hall.
Pettijohn, F.J., Potter, P.E. & Siever, R. (1987): Sand and Sandstones.- 553 S.; Springer-Verlag.
Ulmer-Scholle, D., Scholle, P.A., Schieber, J. & Raine, R.J. (2015): A color guide to the petrography of sandstones, siltstones, shales and associated rocks.- AAPG memoir 109, 526 S.
Online Offerings
Moodle
Source-to-sink-concept; sediment generation (climate, tectonics, source rocks); sediment dispersal (hydraulic considerations, sorting, maturity); diagenesis (compaction, porosity, cements); sandstone classification; provenance concepts and classifications; overview of methods (image analysis, point counting, heavy mineral analysis, single-grain geochemistry) as well as relevant statistics and software.
Literature
Mange, M. & Maurer, H.F.W. (1992): Heavy minerals in color.- 147 S.; Chapman & Hall.
Pettijohn, F.J., Potter, P.E. & Siever, R. (1987): Sand and Sandstones.- 553 S.; Springer-Verlag.
Ulmer-Scholle, D., Scholle, P.A., Schieber, J. & Raine, R.J. (2015): A color guide to the petrography of sandstones, siltstones, shales and associated rocks.- AAPG memoir 109, 526 S.
Online Offerings
Moodle
- Lehrende: FalkenrothMichaela
- Lehrende: MeinaßHenri Paul
Semester: ST 2023