| Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 7032 (v.5) Geology 102 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | History of sedimentology. Physical properties of sediments, weathering and the sedimentary cycle. Sediment classification. Sedimentary processes. Sedimentary 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. |
| 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. Collins L.B, Laboratory Manual for second year sedementology. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 60%, Examination 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
