Duration
20h Th, 20h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in geology | 4 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
Survey of the different families of sedimentary rocks and their constituents, with emphasis on the reconstruction of sedimentary environments.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To be able to describe and interpret sedimentary rocks and their depositional environment.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
GEOL0203-2 Processus sédimentaires
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Oral presentations with slides and video. Practical work is based on thin section examination with polarizing microscope. Different sedimentary rocks are described and interpreted.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
The slides will be available on My ULg after each lecture.
Textbook :
- Boulvain, F., 2022. Pétrologie sédimentaire: des roches aux processus. Ellipses, Paris, 283 pp. https://www.editions-ellipses.fr/accueil/14550-petrologie-sedimentaire-des-roches-aux-processus-geologie-2e-edition-9782340073951.html
Other 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.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Further information:
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam (except exceptional circompstances)
Additional information:
The oral examination starts with the description and interpretation of thin sections followed by questions about sedimentary rocks and sedimentary environments.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
A.C. Da Silva
Pétrologie sédimentaire, Bât. B20, 4000 Liège 1 (Sart Tilman)
Tél. : 04/366.22.58 - e-mail : ac.dasilva@uliege.be
Assistante: M. Arts michiel.arts@uliege.be
Secrétariat : Mme J. Schmetz, Tél. : 04/366.22.51 - joelle.schmetz@uliege.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
Items online
Sedimentary petrology
Introduction to sedimentology and sedimentary petrology.