G8231 Practical Sedimentology in Field

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2023
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: Ing. Jana Pechmannová
Supplier department: Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
( (!(PROGRAM(D-GE4)||PROGRAM(B-GE)||PROGRAM(N-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE)||PROGRAM(C-CV))) || (NOW( G0101 Occupational healt and safety )&&NOW( C7777 Handling chemical substances )))
Basic knowledge of sedimentary petrology.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 18 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 16/18, only registered: 0/18, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/18
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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
    recommended 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
Active participation, submission of the field trip report
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 2023/2024.
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
Teacher's information
The field exercise will take place in the second or later week of the Fall semester 2023.

The students will cover a part of the travel expenses.

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, autumn 2021.
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