GA401k Sedimentary petrology (II)

Faculty of Science
autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Kumpan, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Hykš (seminar tutor)
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
Timetable
Fri 1. 10. 9:00–12:00 G2,02003, Fri 5. 11. 9:00–16:00 Go,-1012, Fri 19. 11. 9:00–12:00 G2,02003
Course Enrolment Limitations
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Course objectives
Aim of the course is to teach how to recognise the most important types of clastic, biogenous and chemogenous rocks, their composition, fabrics, as well as their depositional mechanisms and environments. Special attention will be paid to carbonate deposits and to understanding of carbonate depositional systems. Students will work with thin-sections in laboratory of optical microscopy during practices and they will acquire methods of microfacies analysis. Describing of sedimentary successions will be a part of the field-work practice.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- determine macroscopically a type of sedimentary rock and to describe its texture;
- recognise the main types of sedimentary structures and their significance for interpretation of sediment origin;
- classify carbonate rocks using the conventional Dunham classification based on thin-sections observation;
- recognise main components and microfacies of carbonate rocks in thin-sections;
- apply the gained knowledge of microfacies analysis to carbonate rocks research;
Syllabus
  • Mechanisms and processes of sedimentation
  • Structure of sedimentary rocks and their bodies
  • Types of sedimentary rocks and their petrography
  • Carbonate rocks
  • Carbonate factories and depositional environments
  • Main components of carbonate rocks
  • Skeletal and non-skeletal allochems
  • Microfacies of carbonate rocks and microfacies analysis
  • Practical utilisation of carbonate sediments
Literature
  • JAMES, Noel P. and Brian JONES. Origin of carbonate sedimentary rocks. First published. Chichester, West Sussex: American Geophysical Union, 2016, xvi, 446. ISBN 9781118652732. info
  • Analyzing the thermal history of sedimentary basins methods and case studies. Edited by Nicholas Bennett Harris - Kenneth E. Peters. Tulsa, Okla.: SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), 2012, 1 CD-ROM. ISBN 9781565763173. info
  • Microfacies of carbonate rocks : analysis, interpretation and application. Edited by Erik Flügel. Berlin: Springer, 2004, xix, 976. ISBN 354022016X. info
  • TUCKER, Maurice E. Sedimentary rocks in the field. 3rd ed. Chichester: Wiley, 2003, ix, 234. ISBN 0470851236. info
  • TUCKER, Maurice E. Sedimentary petrology : an introduction to the origin of sedimentary rocks. Oxford: Blackwell Science, 2001, ix, 262. ISBN 0632057351. info
  • ADAMS, A. E. and W. S. MACKENZIE. A colour atlas of carbonate sediments and rocks under the microscope. London: Manson publishing, 1998, 180 s. ISBN 1-874545-84-7. info
Teaching methods
lectures, laboratory and field practicals
Assessment methods
Credit (final team project), two short written tests, and final written exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Bude otevřen v podzimním semestru 2021/2022.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2023.
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