Sedimentology

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	English
Code	541-0901/05
Abbreviation	S
Course title	Sedimentology
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

The recapitulation of basic principles of sediment classifications.
The classification of sedimentary environments and facies analysis.
Models of sedimentary environments.
Terrestrial sedimentary environments.
Transition sedimentary environments.
Marine sedimentary environments.
Particularities of carbonate sedimentation.
The basis of basin analysis.
The science of sequences and their reflection in the content and composition of fossils.
Sequence stratigraphy.

Literature

BOGGS, S.: Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (4th ed.), 2006, Pearson Prentice Hall - Pearson Education.
PERRY, C., K. TAYLOR: Environmental Sedimentology - Blackwell Publishing, 2007,1-447. Oxford
SELLEY R.C.: Applied Sedimentology. 2000, 1-520. Academic Press
JAMES N.P., JONES B.: Origin of Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks. American Geophysical Union, 2015, 464 s.

Advised literature

EISELE, G. Sedimentary Basins: Evolution, Facies, and Sediment Budget. 2nd, Completely Rev. and Enl. ed. Berlin: Springer, 2000, xi, 1-792. ISBN 3-540-66193-x.
NICHOLS, G.: Stratigraphy and Sedimentology. – Blackwell Publishing, 1999, 1-355. Oxford
TUCKER M.: Sedimentary Rocks in the FIeld. 2nd ed. Chichester: Wiley, 1996, viii, 1-153. ISBN 0-471-96215-5. STOW, D. A. V.: Sedimentary Rocks in the Field. A Colour Guide. - Manson Publishing, 1-319
TURCKER, MAURICE E., V.WRIGHT a J. DICKINSON Carbonate Sedimentology. Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1990, xiii, 1-482. ISBN 0-632-01472-5.

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