Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Lecture: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Applied sedimentology, sedimentary processes and environments of deposition, recent sedimentary environments and ancient analogues, tectonics and sedimentation. Siliciclastic, carbonate and evaporite environments. Processes, products, facies models, economic potential. Principles and applications of sedimentary basin analysis. Sequence stratigraphy, principles and application in basin analysis. |
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Unit Outcomes: | Upon completion of this course students will have advanced training in Applied Sedimentology. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Not specified. |
Unit Texts: | Collins, L.B. (2000), Course Notes in Sedimentology for Second Year Students, Curtin University. Selley, R.C. (2000), Applied Sedimentology, Academic Press. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Final Examination 40%. Assignments 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 10700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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