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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Science : Earth Sciences

625-223 Sedimentary Geology and Hydrogeology

Note:

Credit may not be gained for 625-223 and 625-212 in the 1996 Handbook. Special Requirements

  • Geological hammer, hand lens and magnet. Consult the departmental notice board for dates and charges for excursions, accommodation and food, which will be fixed as early as possible in the first semester.

Credit Points:

12.5

Coordinator:

Dr M Wallace

Prerequisite/s:

Earth Sciences 625-221 (or 625-211 in the 1996 Handbook).

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

26 lectures (two a week), 26 hours practical (two hours a week), and 6 days field work (mid-year break and second semester)

Objectives:

On completion of this subject, students should:

  • have acquired an understanding of the process involved in the formation of sedimentary rocks and stratigraphic successions;

  • be able to recognise, describe and interpret the common types of sedimentary rocks in the laboratory and in the field;

  • understand the processes controlling groundwater flow and chemistry in sedimentary rocks.

Content:

Sedimentary processes of transportation, deposition and diagenesis; formation of sedimentary structures; petrography of clastic and carbonate sedimentary rocks. Principles of hydrogeology. Groundwater flow and chemistry in sedimentary basins. Field mapping, including individual mapping projects.

Assessment:

A 2-hour end-of-semester written examination; a 2-hour practical examination or reports totalling up to 1500 words, and a 10 page field report.
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