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| GEOL0290-1 | Introduction to sedimentary petrology
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 1d FW |
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| Holder(s) : | Frédéric Boulvain |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : |
- Introduction and mechanisms of alteration
- Erosion and transport
- Deposition, granulometry of sediments and sedimentary structures
- Post-sedimentary evolution
- Detrital sediments
- Evaporites, silicites, iron sediments, phosphorites
- Continental and marine carbonates
- Organic and volcano-sedimentary deposits
Practical work or fieldtrip will be organized. |
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| Course objective : | To acquire the basics of sedimentology. |
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| Prerequisites : | General geology. |
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| Workshops : | Fieldtrip. |
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| Organization : | Lectures in lecture rooms of buildings B18 or B20. |
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| Written notes : | Lecture notes: Introduction à la sédimentologie (http://3C/geolsed/introsedim/introsedim.htm)
Reference textbooks:
- Tucker, M.E., 1991. Sedimentary petrology, Blackwell, 260 pp.
- Cojan, I. & Renard, M., 1999. Sédimentologie, Dunod, 418 pp.
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| Assessment : | Oral examination. |
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| Contacts : | Professeur: F. Boulvain tél/ 04-366 22 52
fboulvain@ulg.ac.be |
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| Items online : |
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| Introduction à la sédimentologie |
| Processus sédimentaires et familles de roches sédimentaires. |
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