312247 (v.1) Sedimentology and Stratigraphy 201

Area:	Department of Applied Geology
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	5.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Introduction to sedimentology; physical properties of sediments, weathering and the sedimentary cycle. Sediment classification. Sedimentary processes; sedimentary structures. Sedimentary depositional systems and models; environments, facies and basin fill. Sedimentary petrology: sedimentary rocks and diagenesis at microscopic scale. Principles, nomenclature and procedures in stratigraphy. Lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy and chronostratigraphy. Outcrop and subsurface correlation; facies and stratigraphic maps. Introduction to seismic and sequence stratigraphy.
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Field of Education:	010703 Geology
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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