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625-312 Sedimentary Geology

Note: Students should consult the departmental notice board for field work dates and payment requirements for excursion accommodation and food charges, which will be fixed as early as possible in the first semester. Students must provide themselves with a geological hammer, hand lens and compass.

Credit points: 23.0

Coordinator: Dr M W Wallace

Prerequisite: Earth Sciences 625-211, 625-212

Contact: 26 lectures (two a week), 26 hours practical (two hours a week) and 10 days field work (First semester)

Timetable: normally held during February prior to first semester

Objectives:

On completion of this subject, students should:

Comprehend:

• the processes by which sedimentary rocks form and evolve;

Have developed:

• the skills in field and laboratory geology which are relevant to the understanding of the sedimentary rock record.

Content:

Advanced topics in sedimentology, including facies analysis; principles of stratigraphy including basin analysis; palaeontology, including micropalaeontology; aspects of the tectonics of sedimentary basins; the Mansfield field excursion.

Assessment:

A 3-hour written examination; a 3-hour practical examination or reports totalling up to 3,000 words; written reports and assessment of field exercises totalling up to 20 pages.

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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Science (Volume 4 page 186)

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