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Study programmes 2011-2012Last update : 14/06/2012
GEOL0018-1  Sedimentology and sedimantary petrology

Duration :  30h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in geological sciences, 3rd yearFirst semester5
Lecturer :  Frédéric Boulvain
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
Review of the different families of sedimentary rocks, with emphasis on the reconstruction of sedimentary environments.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
Description and palaeogeographical interpretation of sedimentary rocks.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
GEOL0203-1 Processus sédimentaires
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Practical work is based on thin section study, including description and interpretation.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Face-to-face. See details on: http://www.ulg.ac.be/geolsed/page2.htm
Recommended or required readings :  
Syllabus: Eléments de sédimentologie et de pétrologie sédimentaire (F. Boulvain) : http://www.ulg.ac.be/geolsed/sedim/sedimentologie.htm
Textbooks :
  • Boulvain, F., 2010. Pétrologie sédimentaire: des roches aux processus. Ellipses, Paris, 259 pp.
  • Tucker, M.E., 1991. Sedimentary petrology, Blackwell, 260 pp.
  • Cojan, I. & Renard, M., 1999. Sédimentologie, Dunod, 418 pp.
Practical work : Identification microscopique des principaux constituants des roches sédimentaires http://www.ulg.ac.be/geolsed/TP/TP.htm
Textbooks for practical work :
  • Adams, A.E. & MacKenzie, W.S., 1998. A colour atlas of carbonate sediments and rocks under the microscope, Manson Publishing, 180 pp.
  • Adams, A.E. & MacKenzie, W.S. & Guilford, C., 1994. Atlas des roches sédimentaires, Masson, 104 pp.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral examination (theory and practize).
Contacts :  
F. Boulvain
Pétrologie sédimentaire, Bât. B20, 4000 Liège 1 (Sart Tilman)
Tél. : 04/366.22.52 - e-mail : fboulvain@ulg.ac.be
Secrétariat : Mme M. Guadagnano, Tél. : 04/366.53.23 - e-mail : M.Guadagnano@ulg.ac.be Details are available on http://www.ulg.ac.be/geolsed

Items online :  
sedimentology
introduction to sedimentology and sedimentary petrology


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