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Sedimentary Geology - MG421P14
Title: Sedimentární geologie
Czech title: Sedimentární geologie
Guaranteed by: Institute of Geology and Paleontology (31-420)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2020
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 5
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:3/1, C+Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: 3
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: RNDr. David Uličný, CSc.
Teacher(s): RNDr. David Uličný, CSc.
Annotation -
The course will provide the student with the following basic knowledge: Familiarity with the main physical processes of sedimentary rock formation; knowledge of basic sedimentary structures and the processes by which they are formed; understanding of the relationships between geomorphological features, lithofacies and the stratigraphic record; an overview knowledge of basic sedimentary environments and the basic principles of stratigraphic correlation of lithofacies and their interfaces; an understanding of the influence of climatic factors on sedimentary environments and processes; and will be able to apply first principles to solve more complex problems in the interpretation of sedimentary formations.
In terms of skills, the graduate will be proficient in a set of basic methodological procedures in the study of sedimentary rocks (clastics in particular); will be able to describe and interpret the vertical succession of lithofacies in a drill core or outcrop, from grain size through physical sedimentary structures and main biogenic structures; be able to recognize, measure and interpret paleocurrent indicators, lithologically interpret a standard range of geophysical well logs, etc.
Course work includes practical and theoretical exercises, laboratory demonstrations, and student presentations. It is suitable for students familiar with principles of general geology and petrology. One whole-day practical exercise focuses on description and interpretation of a sedimentary succession, either in the field or on drillcore material.
Last update: Trnka Rudolf (07.07.2024)
Literature -

Nichols, G. (2009) Sedimentology and Stratigraphy. 2nd Ed., Wiley
Other: assigned reading from scientific journals for student presentations.
Slides from lecture / exercise presentations will be available to students as printed handouts and PDF files.

Last update: Trnka Rudolf (07.07.2024)
Requirements to the exam -

Credit conditions to be met: Attendance at lectures (min. 60%) and practicals (min. 80%); protocols from practicals; at least one reading or review presentation per semester, as assigned.
Exam has the form of a written test – problem set to solve or concept to be explained / commented upon.

Last update: Trnka Rudolf (07.07.2024)
Syllabus -

The course combines the following blocks of topics:
1. Fundamentals of physical sedimentology: fluid properties; erosion, transport and sedimentation as a continuum of sedimentary processes in fluids; tractional currents - flow regimes and bedforms; gravity currents and their products.
2. Sedimentary environments and facies; facies models vs. sedimentary architecture; review of major sedimentation environments, controlling processes and typical sedimentary systems in a range of terrestrial and marine environments: Aeolian; alluvial fans; rivers and deltas; wave-dominated coastlines; estuaries; clastic shelves; continental margin systems, submarine fans and contourites; pelagic sedimentation; shallow marine carbonate systems; glacial sediments; lakes as archives of environmental change; volcanoclastic systems.
3. Basic principles of physical stratigraphy; erosional bases in sedimentary systems; transgressive vs. regressive shorelines, principles of accumulation space and sediment contribution; Walther's rule and its application; stratigraphic correlation with examples.

Last update: Trnka Rudolf (07.07.2024)
 
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