12.110 | Spring 2007 | Undergraduate

Sedimentary Geology

Lecture Notes

Lecture 1: The Nature, Description, and Classification of Sediments (PDF - 1.1 MB)

Lecture 2: Physics of Sedimentation (PDF 1 - 6.8 MB) (PDF 2 - 8.3 MB)

Lecture 3: Sedimentary Structures (PDF - 4.1 MB)

Lectures 4-5: Siliciclastic Rocks (PDF - 1.7 MB)

Lectures 6-7: Carbonate Sediments and Rocks (PDF - 3.3 MB)

Lecture 8: Cherts and Evaporites (PDF)

Lecture 9: Diagenesis (PDF - 1.1 MB)

Lecture 10: Paleontology (PDF 1 - 4.0 MB) (PDF 2) (PDF 3)

Lectures 11-12: Depositional Environments (PDF - 1.4 MB)

Lectures 13-14: Stratigraphy (PDF - 3.3 MB)

Lecture 15: Sedimentary Basins (PDF - 1.4 MB)

Lecture 16: Fossil Fuels (PDF)

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