G8081 Sedimentology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Slavomír Nehyba, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Běla Hrbková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! G8080 Sedimentology &&(PROGRAM(D-GE)|| G2020 Physical geology II || G2021 Physical geology II )&&(PROGRAM(D-GE)|| G3020 Petrology I || G3021k Petrology I || G3021 Petrology I )
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 32 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/32, only registered: 0/32, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/32
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of the course is introduction into topic of sedimentary rocks, processes and depositional environments.
Syllabus
  • Sedimentary Processes Transport and Deposition of Siliciclastic Sediments Sedimentary Textures Sedimentary Structures Composition, Classification of Siliciclastic Sediments Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks Other Chemical/Biochemical Sedimentary Rocks Diagenesis Facies, Facies Models Depositional Environments Principes of Stratigraphy and Basin Analysis
Literature
  • Leeder M.: Sedimentology and Sedimentary basins
  • J.Hladil: Karbonátová sedimentární tělesa.- Brno 1996, Skripta PřF MU
  • BOGGS, Sam. Principles of sedimentology and stratigraphy. 2nd ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1995, xvii, 774. ISBN 0023117923. info
  • MCLANE, Michael. Sedimentology. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995, xiii, 423. ISBN 0195078683. info
  • Techniques in sedimentology. Edited by Maurice Tucker. 1st pub. Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1995, ix, 394 s. ISBN 0-632-01372-9. info
  • KUKAL, Zdeněk. Základy sedimentologie. 1. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1986, 466 s. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
písemná zkouška
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.