GEOL 320 - Basin Analysis

Unit(s): 4 Lecture: 3 hours Laboratory: 3 hours

Origin and evolution of sedimentary basins; tectonic settings and significance; subsidence and thermal histories; basin-scale depositional systems; paleocurrent, provenance, and paleogeographic analysis; basin types; paleoclimatic influences; resources.

Grading: GRD
Prerequisite(s): GEOL 311, GEOL 312, GEOL 317, and GEOL 318.