PřF:G8231 Practical Sedimentol. in Field - Course Information
G8231 Practical Sedimentology in Field
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2019
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Tomáš Kumpan, Ph.D. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Tomáš Kumpan, Ph.D.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science - Prerequisites (in Czech)
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- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 32 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- Students will inspect various types of sedimentary rocks from southern Moravian region during the field course. Visited sites will belong to the Palaeozoic of the Moravian Karst and Boskovice Graben, to the Mesozoic of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin and to the Cenozoic of the Krosno-Menilite group of nappes, Carpathian Foredeep and Vienna Basin. The main aim of the field course is to practice logging methods.
- Learning outcomes
- Upon successful completion of this course, student will be able to:
- recognise and describe various types of sedimentary rocks in field;
- recognise and describe textures and structures of sedimentary rocks;
- document vertical and lateral relations of sedimentary bodies and facies architecture;
- document successions of sediments (drawing of sedimentary logs, photo-mosaics etc.);
- apply gained knowledge of documentation of sedimentary succession to geological exploration and research; - Syllabus
- Sedimentary sections in Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Kenozoic in the vicinity of Brno
- Description of sedimentary sections
- Sedimentary structures, sedimentary textures
- Clastic sediments, carbonate sediments
- Literature
- TUCKER, Maurice E. Sedimentary rocks in the field : a practical guide. 4th ed. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, xi, 275. ISBN 9780470689165. info
- Teaching methods
- Field practicals
- Assessment methods
- Credit
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřen v podzimním semestru 2019/2020.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 3 dny.
Information on course enrolment limitations: K realizaci výuky je nutné finační krytí cestovních nákladů
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2019, recent)
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