- Course Code
- GL 2501
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Professor J Parnell
Pre-requisites
Overview
The first part of the course covers the origins and characteristics of important sedimentary rock types such as sandstones, mudrocks, limestones, cherts and ironstones. Lectures are supported by practical work on rock specimensand on thin sections using the petrological microscope. The second part of the course combines basic knowledge in the interpretation of ancient depositional environments such as deserts, alluvial fans, rivers, deltas, lakes, shorelines, reefs and deep sea fans.
Structure
2 lectures and 2 lab sessions per week.
Assessment
Assessment: Assessment by course work (30%) and 1 two-hour exam paper (70%). Practical exam for borderline candidates only. Students must pass both components.
Resit: Examination (100%) - No resit for CA - resit following year.