0305932 Carbonate Rocks (3 Credit Hours)
Course Description :This course deals with the sedimentology of limestones and dolomites: mineralogy, structures and textures, porosity and permeability, classification, microfacies, depositional environments, diagenesis, ancient limestones, some economic aspects like hydrocarbons and building stones. The laboratory includes the petrography and microfacies of carbonates with field trips.
Department :Geology
Program :PhD in Geology
Course Level :Doctorate
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