Geosciences 517 - Sedimentary Geochemistry
Fall
2019
01
3.00
Steven Petsch
M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
UMass Amherst
28248
Morrill Sci. Ctr. (IV) rm S159
spetsch@geo.umass.edu
With lab, field trip. Applications of geochemistry to the study of modern sedimentary environments and sedimentary rocks. Geochemistry of carbonates and evaporites. Use of stable isotopes in paleoenvironmental analysis. Oxidation-reduction processes and their significance for iron formations. Geochemical transformations during burial of sedimentary sequences and the formation of petroleum. Prerequisite: GEO-SCI 445 or equivalent; college chemistry recommended.