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| GEOL0252-1 | Geology | ||||||||
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 30h Pr | ||||||||
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| Holder(s) : | Frédéric Boulvain, Emmanuelle Javaux, Jacqueline Vander Auwera | ||||||||
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| Course contents : | An introduction to sedimentary petrology, magmatic and metamorphic petrology and geochemistry and paleontology. | ||||||||
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| Course objective : | Sedimentary petrology: general knowledge of the different classes of sedimentary rocks and depositional environments. Paleontology: general knowledge of paleontological topics: fossilization, speciation and evolution, mass extinctions, oring and evlution of early Life on earth and implications for astrobiology, palynology, origin and evolution of land plants Magmatic and metamorphic petrology: general overview of the main types of magmatic and metamorphic rocks and their conditions of formation | ||||||||
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| Prerequisites : | general geology | ||||||||
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| Workshops : | Study of rock samples and thin sections. observations of microfossils, fossil plants and invertebrates; visit of palynology and thin section laboratories. Observation of macroscopic rock samples and their corresponding thin sections. | ||||||||
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| Organization : | Lectures are organized in three modules, each of them given by a specialist. | ||||||||
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| Written notes : | Sedimentary petrology: http://www.ulg.ac.be/geolsed/sedim/sedimentologie.htm
Palontology: powerpoint presentations online and printed copy Magmatic and metamorphic petrology: powerpoint presentations and printed copy | ||||||||
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| Assessment : | written examination | ||||||||
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| Contacts : | Prof. F. Boulvain: F.Boulvain@ulg.ac.be
Prof. J. Vander Auwera: jvdauwera@ulg.ac.be Prof. E. Javaux: EJ.Javaux@ulg.ac.be | ||||||||
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ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 18/05/2007
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