SUBJECT
Title
Facies analysis of clastic rocks
Type of instruction
practical
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2
Recommended in
Semester 1
Typically offered in
Autumn semester
Course description
The aim is to develop ability to interpret sedimentary structures, facies and depositional environments based on observations of rocks and literature research. Sedimentary structures of unidirectional and oscillatory currents, gravity mass movements. Basics of palaeoichnology. Facies models of alluvial systems, wave and tide-dominated shorelines, deltas, deep-water systems. Acquisition, documentation and evaluation of field and core data.
Readings
- Collinson, J.D. & Thompson, D.B. (1989): Sedimentary structures. Unwin-Hyman, 207 p.
- Reading, H.G. (ed.) (1986), Sedimentary environments and facies, Blackwell, 591 p.
- Mutti, E (1992): Turbidite sandstones, Agip, 275 p.
- Stow, D. A. (2005): Sedimentary Rocks in the Field: A colour Guide. Academic Press, 320 p.