SEDIMENTOLOGY

SEDIMENTOLOGY
Course Code
GL 2501
Credit Points
15
Course Coordinator
Professor J Parnell

Pre-requisites

GL 1503

Overview

The first part of the course covers the origins and characteristics of important sedimentary rock types such as sandstones, mudrocks, limestones and cherts. Lectures are supported by practical work on rock specimens and 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 (20%) and 1 two-hour exam paper (80%). Practical exam for borderline candidates only. Students must pass both components.

Resit: Examination (100%) - No resit for CA - resit following year.