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Sedimentology

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Course Unit Code541-0074/07
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SKU41prof. Ing. Petr Skupien, Ph.D.
Summary
The course is devoted to the basics of environmental sedimentology. Students will learn the basic principles of classification of sediments. A substantial part is devoted to an overview of individual sedimentation environments and genetic types of sediments. It includes the stratigraphic significance of sediments.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Knowledge and explanation how to recognise the common lithologies, textures and sedimentary structures, and how to record and measure these features.
Course Contents
1. Sedimentary textures – grain size (classification)
2. Sedimentary structures – stratification and bedforms (bedding, bedforms, cross-lamination, irregularstratification), bedding-plane markings
3. Continental environments: characteristic and type of sediments of aeolian deposits, alluvial fans, fluvial and floodplains, lakes, glacial
4. Marginal marine environments: beach, barrie risland, estuaria, lagoons, tidalflats
5. Marine environments: siliciclastic shelf, deep-water, carbonate and environments.
(in all environments characteristic of sedimentation, place of origin, nature of the sedimentary bodies)

Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
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.
SKUPIEN, P., Z. VAŠÍČEK: Multimediální texty ze sedimentologie. 2008, http://geologie.vsb.cz/Sedimentologie/Default.htm
HLADIL J.: Karbonátová sedimentární tělesa I. - Skripta PřF MU, Brno 1996.
JANOČKO, J. a kol.: Základy environmentálnej sedimentológie. – Vyd. M. Vaška, 1999, Prešov, 1-260.
NICHOLS, G.: Stratigraphy and Sedimentology. – Blackwell Publishing, 1999, 1-355. Oxford
Recommended Reading:
NICHOLS, G.: Stratigraphy and Sedimentology. – Blackwell Publishing, 1999, 1-355. Oxford
TURCKER M.U.: Sedimentary Rocks ind the Field. Wiley New York, 1993, 1-153.
YU X., LI S., LI S.: Clastic Hydrocarbon Reservoir Sedimentology. Springer, 712 s.
LEWIS D.W., McCONCHIE D.M.: Practical Sedimentology. Springer, 1994, 217s.
KUKAL Z.: Rychlost geologických procesů. - Academia, Praha 1983.
KUKAL Z.: Návod k pojmenování a klasifikaci sedimentů. - Metodická příručka 2. ÚÚG, Praha 1985.
KUKAL Z.: Základy sedimentologie. - Academia, Praha 1986.
KONTA J.: Kvantitativní systém reziduálních hornin, sedimentů a vulkanoklastických uloženin. - UK, Praha 1972.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18