Introduction to Sedimentology, origin, transportation and deposition of sediments. Texture of sedimentary rocks and their statistical parameters. Sedimentary structures, their classification, morphology and significance. Classification and description of sedimentary rocks. Provenance of sediments. Diagenesis Concepts of sedimentary facies and facies associations. Physico-chemical controls of the sedimentary environments. Diagnostic features of fluvial, lagoonal, lacustrine, deltaic, tidal and marine environments. Tectonic controls of sedimentation.

Practical:

Grain size analysis of sediments and sedimentary rocks. Megascopic and microscopic study of sedimentary rocks. Separation and identification of heavy minerals. Study of sedimentary structures.