Duration
30h Th, 4h Labo.
Number of credits
| Master of Science (MSc) in Geological and Mining Engineering | 2 crédits | |||
| Master of Science (MSc) in Geological and Mining Engineering (Co-diplomation avec l'Université polytechnique de Madrid) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
- Introduction and weathering
- 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
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To acquire the basics of sedimentology and sedimentary petrology: understanding of sedimentary processes and interpretation of sedimentary rocks.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
General geology.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures (in french) with slides (english), movies and rock samples. Practical work on rock samples and thin sections. Optional fieldtrip.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Face-to-face. Lectures in lecture rooms of buildings B18 or B20.
Recommended or required readings
The slides will be available on My ULg after each lecture.
Lecture notes:
Pétrologie 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.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
F. Boulvain Pétrologie sédimentaire, Bât. B20, 4000 Liège 1 (Sart Tilman) Tél. : 04/366.22.52 - e-mail : fboulvain@uliege.be Secrétariat : Mme J. Schmetz, Tél. : 04/366.22.51 - e-mail : joelle.schmetz@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
- Introduction and weathering
- 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.
Assessment methods
Oral examination on Lifesize.
Contacts
F. Boulvain Pétrologie sédimentaire, Bât. B20, 4000 Liège 1 (Sart Tilman) Tél. : 04/366.22.52 - e-mail : fboulvain@uliege.be Secrétariat : Mme J. Schmetz, Tél. : 04/366.22.51 - e-mail : joelle.schmetz@uliege.be