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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. Topics are 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.

JAMES, N.P. & DALRYMPLE, R.W. 2010. Facies Models 4. Geological Association of Canada. (or equivalent chapters in earlier editions by Walker and James)

Terrigenous clastic sediments

Topic

Clastic diagenesis

Reading

Tucker, chapter 2, section 2.9, 2.10; chapter 3, section 3.6

Online lectures, tutorials & reading

Virtual Lecture on Sandstone diagenesis

Sandstone diagenesis (AAPG)

Sandstone diagenetic processes (AAPG)

Images

Sedimentary rocks in thin section.

Pressure dissolution features in sandstone

Video, audio

Calcite cement in aeolian sandstone Rotated in XPL. Note that the calcite cement occurs as large single crystals enclosing several quartz grains: a poikilotopic cement.

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This page is maintained by Roger Suthren. Last updated 13 March, 2017 21:59


Topic		Clastic diagenesis
Reading		Tucker, chapter 2, section 2.9, 2.10; chapter 3, section 3.6
Online lectures, tutorials & reading		Virtual Lecture on Sandstone diagenesis Sandstone diagenesis (AAPG) Sandstone diagenetic processes (AAPG)
Images		Sedimentary rocks in thin section. Pressure dissolution features in sandstone
Video, audio		Calcite cement in aeolian sandstone Rotated in XPL. Note that the calcite cement occurs as large single crystals enclosing several quartz grains: a poikilotopic cement.