Sediments and their properties, sedimentation processes, depositional environments, facies and facies analyses, provenance, principles and fundamentals of stratigraphic units, Walther's law, correlation and overview of seismic and sequence stratigraphy. Laboratory covers t)pes, texture, and composition of common sedimentary rocks, core description, lithofacies mapping, facies analyses, and correlation. Computer software used for stratigraphic column construction and data interpretation. At least one field trip is required.

Pre-requisites: GEOL213 Or GEOL214