Seds Online Courses

Deeper Diagenesis in Carbonate Systems - Session 7

Explore deep diagenesis in carbonates, covering microrhombic calcite formation, fluid impacts, hydrothermal flow drivers, and dolomitization evolution in sedimentary basins.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Early Diagenesis and Carbonate Sedimentology - Session 6 and Poster 2

Explore early diagenesis in carbonates through expert talks on isotopes, recrystallization, and dolomite formation. Includes poster presentations on Precambrian dolostones and Triassic spring carbonates.

• YouTube
• 2 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Carbonate Chemistry - Session 5

Explore carbonate chemistry through expert talks on dolomite solubility, climate records in carbonates, lacustrine sedimentation modeling, and amino acid signatures in carbonate sediments.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Shallow Water Processes and Sediments in Carbonate Systems - Session 3

Explore carbonate sedimentology through diverse topics: microbial mounds, oncolites, bryostromatolites, abiotic carbonate formation, and gypsum precipitation in pelagic successions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Deep Water Processes and Sediments in Carbonate Systems - Session 2

Explore deep water carbonate processes, seep carbonates, calciturbidites, and mass-transport deposits. Discover coral carpets, Pleistocene reefs, and reservoir facies through expert presentations and poster introductions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Carbonate Platforms, Margins, and Slopes - Session 1

Exploration of carbonate platforms, margins, and slopes through case studies in South China Sea, Red Sea, Senegal, and Mediterranean, focusing on seismic stratigraphy, depositional signatures, and platform evolution.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

A Jurassic Lost World - Seismic Imaging of the Drowned Topography at the Base of the Louann Salt

Explore 3D seismic imaging of pre-salt Jurassic landscape, revealing ancient rivers, deep lakes, and rapid salt deposition in a once-arid desert basin that was flooded by the Tethys Ocean.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Investigating Heterogeneous Geochemistry of Brines and Sediments from the Salar de Llamara

Explore the unique geochemistry of Salar de Llamara's saline lagoons, examining brine chemistry and sediment cores to understand extreme environments in the Atacama Desert.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Glacial Deposits and Earth's Glaciation Sediment Record - What is Normal?

Explore Earth's diverse glacial deposits across geological eras, challenging assumptions about 'typical' glacial sediments and encouraging critical analysis of glaciation records.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Contourite-Turbidite Controversy After 50 Years

Explores the ongoing debate between contourites, turbidites, and hemipelagites in deepwater systems, discussing process overlaps, facies characteristics, and recent advancements in distinguishing these sedimentary deposits.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Fluvial Models - Assessing Variability in Distributive Fluvial Systems

Explore variability in fluvial systems through case studies of Huesca and Salt Wash, examining facies models and their implications for interpreting geological records and building predictive models.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Coralline Algae: Strategies for Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction in the Miocene

Explore strategies for using coralline algae in palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, focusing on the Miocene epoch and overcoming taxonomic challenges in shallow water limestone studies.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Tide-Dominated and Tide-Influenced Depositional Systems

Explore modern and ancient tidal systems, examining challenges in their investigation and common misconceptions about sedimentary structures and depositional environments.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Reconstructing Flow Properties and Depositional Environment from Sole Marks - The First Field Test

Explore how sole marks can reveal flow properties and depositional environments, with insights from field data in the Aberystwyth Grits Group of West Wales.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Contourite and Mixed Depositional Systems: Understanding Deep-Water Processes

Explore deep-water processes, contourites, and mixed depositional systems shaped by bottom currents. Learn about their formation, evolution, and significance in modern oceans and ancient records.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video