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| GEOL0290-1 | Introduction to sedimentary petrology
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 1d FW |
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| Lecturer : | Frédéric Boulvain |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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- Introduction and mechanisms of alteration
- Erosion and transport
- Deposition, granulometry of sediments and sedimentary structures
- Post-sedimentary evolution
- Detrital sediments
- Continental and marine carbonates
- Bioconstructions
- Organic sediments, siliceous deposits
- Phosphorites and iron sediments
- Evaporites, volcanosedimentary deposits
- Sedimentary sequences
Practical work or fieldtrip will be organized. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To acquire the basics of sedimentology. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| General geology. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lectures with pictures, movies and rock samples. Practical work on rock samples and thin sections. Optional fieldtrip. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face. Lectures in lecture rooms of buildings B18 or B20. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Lecture notes:
Pétrologie (http://www2.ulg.ac.be/geolsed/introsedim/introsedim.htm) sédimentaire: des roches aux processus. Ellipses, Paris, 259 pp.
Other 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 methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination. |
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Contacts :
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| 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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