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| GEOG0242-2 | Applied geomorphology and methods to study continental deposits
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 15h Pr, 2d FW |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, in-depth approach, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, didactic approach, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences géographiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en développement territorial et géomatique, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, specialized approach, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master en sciences géographiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en géomorphologie, 1st year | | 5 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation | | 5 |
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| Lecturer : | Geoffrey Houbrechts |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| This course considers different techniques of laboratory and field analyses in order to define the characteristics of sediments, to reconstruct the geomorphological processes which are responsible of grain transport, to determine conditions during the sedimentation. This course is divided in thematic chapters: Particle size analysis, morphometry of particles, position of elements in their geomorphological context, techniques for separate grains (e.g. separation by means of the density gradient, magnetic separation, etc.), grain surface analysis (binocular magnifier, SEM), nature of elements (identification of heavy minerals with microscope, geochemical analysis with electron probe microanalyser). |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The outcomes of the course are to be able to:
- identify the processes which are responsible of the sedimentation
- reconstruct the palaeoenvironmental conditions during the sedimentation.
- determine the geographical origin of components.
- reconstruct the chronology of sedimentation, e.g. by using stratigraphical tracers (iron slag, tephra minerals, etc.). |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Basic knowledges in physic, geology, and geomorphology. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The different techniques which are presented in the theoretical course are illustrated with laboratory analyses on samples collected on the field by students (grain size analysis, calcimetry measurements, identification of volcanic heavy minerals with polarizing microscope, etc.).
Two integrated field trips are devoted to the survey of outcrops, to the sampling methods, to the description and the analysis of deposits which have been transported by different processes (fluvial, aeolian, mass wasting, etc.) |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The theoretical part and the practical works are given 3 hours per week during the first fourmonthly period. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Syllabus distributed to the students and reading list |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The assessment for the theoretical part and the practical part is based on a writing exam with lecture notes. A particular attention is given to the illustration of the written notes. |
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Work placement(s) :
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| No training. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| Courses are given in the classroom of practical works of the B12 building.
Two field trips are organised at the beginning and at the end of the course. |
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Contacts :
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| Geoffrey HOUBRECHTS
Département de Géographie
Allée du 6 août, 2, Bât. B11, Sart Tilman - 4000 LIEGE
Tél : 04 - 366 5257 - E-Mail: G.Houbrechts@ulg.ac.be |
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