GOPH 703 - Readings in Geophysics Open only to graduate students in the Department of Geology and Geophysics. Global occurrences of petroleum. Techniques of subsurface geology. Geophysical log theory and interpretation. GLGY 707 - Geology and Geophysics of Western Canada Topics include stratigraphy, sedimentology, structure, petrology, geophysics and economic geology.
Laboratories contain a field component.
Examination of the role of burial history, tectonic factors, organic reactions and rock water interaction in the process of diagenesis. Techniques to be employed include thin section and scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, analysis of chemical and isotopic data. An integrated approach to the study of sedimentary rocks with emphasis on environmental interpretation. Outcrop sections and core suites will be studied in detail. Global occurrences of petroleum.