PENG 200/2011 - Introduction to Petroleum Geology (2 cr.)

Prerequisites

Description
Basic concepts of Geology; Uniformatization, Geologic Time, Plate Tectonics, Rocks and Minerals (Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic), Minerals, Origin of Sedimentary particles, Sedimentary Transport, Depositional Environments (Continental, Transitional and Marine), Sedimentary Facies, Lithification, classification of sedimentary rocks, Mechanical behavior of the rocks, Stratigraphy (correlation, superposition, unconformity, faunal succession and relative age), Structure, folds and its types, faulting and their types.

When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.

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AUC New Cairo Campus

AUC Tahrir Square Campus

New York

PENG 200/2011 - Introduction to Petroleum Geology (2 cr.)