1.
understand the controls on modern carbonate production and deposition;
2. classify ancient carbonate rocks according
to the “Dunham’s Carbonate Rock Texture Classification”;
3. understand the relationship between depositional
environment, facies, and facies tracts;
4. become familiar with the carbonate platform
depositional model; and
5. gain the necessary knowledge about carbonate
rocks to complete succeeding Modules CM-02 and CM-03.