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Sedimentology

These links and readings are provided to support the Sedimentology module at the University of Derby, and are in addition to the classes, and the course and practical notes available from the University of Derby web site. It is not necessarily given in exactly the same order as in the course.

Textbook references are to:

TUCKER, M.E. 2001. Sedimentary Petrology: an introduction to the origin of sedimentary rocks. 3rd edition. Blackwell Scientific Publications.

Topic		Carbonate Petrology
Reading		Tucker, chapter 4, sections 4.3, 4.4, 4.5
Online lectures, tutorials & reading		Carbonate Petrography Web Atlas
Images		calcite in thin section stained thin section stained thin sections nummulites porosity in nummulite limestone nummulite porosity 2 cathodoluminescence images limestone in CL zoned calcite cement dolomite
Virtual Microscope		S15. Limestone - Fossiliferous S11. Limestone - Bioclast-rich pelmicrite / packstone S14. Limestone - Oopelsparite / wackestone S16. Limestone - Ooidal grainstone [note: caption is wrong] DC-37 Intrabiosparite DC-34 intra-oo-bio-micrite Limestone - Sussex 'Marble' 2 Limestone - Alwalton 'Marble' Limestone - Cotham 'Marble' Purbeck 'Marble' Limestone - Purbeck 'Marble' 2 Carboniferous limestone with corals Carboniferous limestone with crinoids Portland Stone Leeds 16 - Oolitic limestone Oolitic limestone - Weldon Crinoidal limestone - Derbyshire Oyster echinoid biosparite, Blisworth Oolith sand Leeds 11 - Fossiliferous Limestone
Video, audio		SCHOLLE, P.A. 1982 Carbonate Petrography video. American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Library: R552.5 SCH
Quizzes and tests		carbonate organism images quiz (under reconstruction)

 

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