PET 0207 - BLACK SHALE OF THE APPALACHIAN BASIN

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will delve in to the intricate mechanisms of black shale deposition. During class we will cover such topics as tectonic regimes of the Appalachian Basin (AB); sediment characteristics of the main black shale units of the AB; geochemical evolution of source rocks within AB; hydrocarbon history and potential of the black shale source beds. Detailed concepts of shale sedimentology will be discussed with respect to the black shales of AB. Prerequisite PET 0103.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: Prerequisite: PET 0103

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