Lacustrine -Lake- Depositional Environments & Stratigraphy

This course introduces lake depositional environments, covering lake classifications, controls on sedimentation, mixing and salinity, shoreline and delta deposits, lacustrine facies, and stratigraphy. It uses modern lakes and ancient rock-record examples to explain how to recognize lake deposits.

Syllabus

Major types of lakes
Controls on lake sedimentation
Open vs. closed lakes
Lake mixing or lack there of
Oxygen depletion in stratified lakes
Lake salinity and mineral precipitation
Trophic levels in lakes
Lacustrine depositional facies
Shoreline deposition & stratigraphy
Lake deltas & fans deposition & stratigraphy
Open lake deposition, stratigraphy, & fossils
Saline/playa lakes, mudflats, & pans
Stratigraphy of over-filled lakes
Stratigraphy of balance-fill lakes
Stratigraphy of under-filled lakes