| Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| Lecture: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 3 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 7032 (v.5) Geology 102 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Stratigraphy principles, nomenclature and procedures in stratigraphy. Correlations, facies and stratigraphic maps. Introduction to sequence stratigraphy. Geology, stratigraphy and depositional sequences of selected Australian sedimentary basins. Sedimentology. History of sedimentology. Physical properties of sediments, weathering and sedimentary cycles. Sediment classification. Sedimentary processes and structures. Introduction to the study of sedimentary environments, facies and basin fill. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - Understood how sedimentry processess are used to interpret modern and ancient depositional environments and be able to read the record of stratified rocks in sedimentary basins. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
| Unit Texts: | Selley R.C., Applied Sedimentology, Academic Press. Clarkson E.N.F., Invertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution. Collins L.B Laboratory Manual for second year sedimentology. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Examination (sedimentology and stratigraphy) 45%, Sedimentology assignments 45%, Stratigraphy practical test 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
