CarbonatesOverview.ppt

Precipitated Sediments Sedimentary Rocks An Epitaph to Limestones Dolomites Lecture Series Overview sediment production types of sediment and sedimentary rocks sediment transport and deposition depositional systems stratigraphic architecture and basins chrono-, bio-, chemo-, and sequence stratigraphy Earth history Sedimentary rocks are the product of the creation, transport, deposition, and diagenesis of detritus and solutes derived from pre-existing rocks. Sedimentary rocks are the product of the creation, transport, deposition, and diagenesis of detritus and solutes derived from pre-exist