Research | Sedimentology & Stratigraphy
Research in tectonics and sedimentation is ongoing
in many areas, including central and southern Asia (Tibet and Nepal),
the central Andes (Bolivia), western North America, eastern Africa,
and the central Mediterranean. Research focuses on various types of
sedimentary basins and their tectonic mechanisms of formation.
Faculty
Peter
DeCelles - Sedimentology, tectonics
Andrew
Cohen - Stratigraphy, paleobiology
Paul
Kapp - Structure, tectonics
Faculty with related interests
George
Gehrels - tectonics, geochronology
William Dickinson (emeritus) - Sedimentary tectonics
Jonathan
Patchett - Radiogenic isotopes
Jon
Pelletier - Geomorphology
Jay
Quade - Soil geochemistry
Facilities, Equipment, and Resources
- Petrographic microscopes
- Complete “dirty” lab, with facilities
for analyzing and separating sedimentary rocks and sediments.
- X-Ray diffractometry
- SEM
- Stable Isotopes
- Radiogenic Isotopes
- Particle size analysis
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