Duration
Theory : 30h Th
Practical work : 20h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in geology | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Theory : Hannes Claes, Anne-Christine Da Silva
Practical work : Hannes Claes, Anne-Christine Da Silva
Coordinator
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
Study of the sedimentary part of the geological cycle.
- Weathering
- Transport
- Deposition
- Post-sedimentary evolution.
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
The student has to be able to identify the different sedimentary process. A special attention is given to the recognition of sedimentary structures.
The second part of the course should allow the students to be able to describe macroscopically and microscopically and interpret sedimentary rocks into their sedimentary settings.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
General Geology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The slides will be available on My ULg after each lecture.
Lectures with slides, movies and rock samples.Description and interpretation of different types of sedimentary structures based on rock samples. We will also work with pictures to identify sedimentary processes.
Microscopy practical on thin section
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
Face-to-face. Lectures in lecture rooms of buildings B18 or B20.
Recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège
Further information:
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- MyULiège
Further information:
The slides will be available on My ULg after each lecture.
Textbook :
- Boulvain, F., 2022. Pétrologie sédimentaire: des roches aux processus. Ellipses, Paris, https://www.editions-ellipses.fr/accueil/14550-petrologie-sedimentaire-des-roches-aux-processus-geologie-2e-edition-9782340073951.html
Assessment methods and criteria
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Written work / report
Further information:
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
Oral examination.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
ac.dasilva@uliege.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
Items online
Theory
Carbonate Part 02 - T-Factory
Carbonate Part 02 - T-Factory
Carbonate Part 03 - C-Factory
Carbonate Part 03 - C-Factory
Carbonate Part 04 - M-Factory
Carbonate Part 04 - M-Factory
Carbonates Part 01
Carbonates Part 01
Introduction_Alteration_Erosion
Introduction_Alteration_Erosion
Cours Théorique 2 - Erosion_Transport
Cours Théorique 2 - Erosion_Transport
Theoretical Course 03
Theoretical Course 03 -
ppt 05 - Deposition
ppt 06 - Sedimentary structures
ppt 06b - structures sédimentaires (powerpoint complêt)
Detrital Sedimentology
powerpoint Cours Théorique 04 - Sédimentologie des détritiques (classification)
05) Detrital depositional settings
05) Detrital depositional settings
Exercice deltas
Exercice deltas
Instructions Travail sur les carbonates
Instructions Travail sur les carbonates
Sedimentology - notes
Notes de Cours
Processus Sédimentaires (Introduction, Altération, Transport, Dépôt, Structures Sédimentaires).
Sédimentologie (Classification des Sédiments détritiques)
Practical Courses
Practical Courses
course support 18-11-2025
Support de cours 18-11-25
Sédiments Ferrifères
Matière organique (morg)
Classification_Interprétation Carbonates
Climats_Cycliques (ne fait pas partie de la matière à étudier, pour votre information)
Interprétation carbonates (pour les géologues uniquement)
Support ppt du cours du 04-11-2025
Support ppt du cours du 04-11-2025
Practical Courses
Practical course support (only the 3 first slides concern the ingeneers).