G8081k Sedimentology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Kumpan, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Slavomír Nehyba, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Slavomír Nehyba, Dr.
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 (in Czech)
PROGRAM(D-GE)||PROGRAM(N-GE)|| G3021k Petrography || G3021 Petrography
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The goal of the course is introduction into topic of sedimentary rocks, processes and depositional environments.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to know terminology of sedimentary geology and analyze basic sedimentary data.
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
  • J.Hladil: Karbonátová sedimentární tělesa.- Brno 1996, Skripta PřF MU
  • Leeder M.: Sedimentology and Sedimentary basins
  • JONES, S. J. Introducing sedimentology. Edinburgh: Dunedin, 2015, x, 86. ISBN 9781780460178. info
  • BOGGS, Sam. Principles of sedimentology and stratigraphy. Fifth edition, Pearson new i. Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Limited, 2014, ii, 564. ISBN 9781292021287. info
  • Developments in sedimentology deep-sea sediments. Edited by Heiko Hüneke - Thierry Mulder. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2011, xiv, 849. ISBN 9780444530004. info
  • 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
Teaching methods
Lectures, Theory, group projects
Assessment methods
Teaching method: lectures. Written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
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 otevřeno v jarním semestru 2024/2025.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Teacher's information
The prerequisite for the application for the exam is a credit. Credit is awarded on the basis of sufficient participation in seminars and successful elaboration of a protocol on the discussed issues.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2023.
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