2020-2021 / GEOL0006-4

Rocks and sedimentary processes (partie 1)

Duration

30h Th, 4h Labo.

Number of credits

 Master of Science (MSc) in Geological and Mining Engineering2 crédits 
 Master of Science (MSc) in Geological and Mining Engineering (Co-diplomation avec l'Université polytechnique de Madrid)2 crédits 

Lecturer

Frédéric Boulvain

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

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
Practical work or fieldtrip will be organized.

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, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face. Lectures in lecture rooms of buildings B18 or B20.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

If necessary, the face-to-face sessions will be replaced by distance learning (podcasts) and the oral examination scheduled on Lifesize or a similar platform.

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

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

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