The course aims to provide students with the fundamental concepts of sedimentology through the study of sediments, of the environments in which they are formed and of the principles that govern the transport and sedimentation
teacher profile teaching materials
• SEDIMENT AND SEDIMENTARY ROCK COMPONENTS
• SEDIMENT TEXTURAL CHARACTERS
• SEDIMENTARY ROCKS CLASSIFICATION
• NOTES ON PARTICULAR TYPES OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST (E. G. BIOGENIC ROCKS, EVAPORITES, ETC.)
SILICICLASTIC MATERIAL TRANSPORT THROUGH FLUIDS:
• FUNDAMENTALS ON NEWTONIAN MECHANICS IN UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOWS
• TRACTIVE FLOWS
• HYPERCONCENTRATED AND MASSIVE FLOWS (E.G. GRANULAR FLOWS, TURBIDITES)
SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES:
• BEDDING AND LAMINATION
• IRREGULAR STRATIFICATION
• HYPERCONCENTRATED AND MASSIVE FLOW STRUCTURES
• BEDDING PLANE MARKINGS
• BIOGENIC STRUCTURES
INTRODUCIION TO SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENTS
• CONTINENTAL ENVIRONMENTS: FLUVIAL AND LACUSTRINE SYSTEMS
• TRANSITION ENVIRONMENTS: DELTAIC AND COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS
• MARINE ENVIRONMENTS: PLATFORM SYSTEMS, MARINE SLOPE-PLAIN SYSTEMS, OPEN MARINE SYSTEMS
• EVAPORITIC ENVIRONMENTS
• PRACTICAL IMPORTANCE OF SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS
TUCKER M.E. (2011), Sedimentary Rocks in the Field: A Practical Guide, 4th Edition. Wiley
Programme
CONSTITUTION OF SEDIMENTS AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS:• SEDIMENT AND SEDIMENTARY ROCK COMPONENTS
• SEDIMENT TEXTURAL CHARACTERS
• SEDIMENTARY ROCKS CLASSIFICATION
• NOTES ON PARTICULAR TYPES OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF ECONOMIC INTEREST (E. G. BIOGENIC ROCKS, EVAPORITES, ETC.)
SILICICLASTIC MATERIAL TRANSPORT THROUGH FLUIDS:
• FUNDAMENTALS ON NEWTONIAN MECHANICS IN UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOWS
• TRACTIVE FLOWS
• HYPERCONCENTRATED AND MASSIVE FLOWS (E.G. GRANULAR FLOWS, TURBIDITES)
SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES:
• BEDDING AND LAMINATION
• IRREGULAR STRATIFICATION
• HYPERCONCENTRATED AND MASSIVE FLOW STRUCTURES
• BEDDING PLANE MARKINGS
• BIOGENIC STRUCTURES
INTRODUCIION TO SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENTS
• CONTINENTAL ENVIRONMENTS: FLUVIAL AND LACUSTRINE SYSTEMS
• TRANSITION ENVIRONMENTS: DELTAIC AND COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS
• MARINE ENVIRONMENTS: PLATFORM SYSTEMS, MARINE SLOPE-PLAIN SYSTEMS, OPEN MARINE SYSTEMS
• EVAPORITIC ENVIRONMENTS
• PRACTICAL IMPORTANCE OF SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS
Core Documentation
BOGGS S., Jr. (2012), Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy. Pearson Education, Inc., Pearson Prentice HallTUCKER M.E. (2011), Sedimentary Rocks in the Field: A Practical Guide, 4th Edition. Wiley
Type of delivery of the course
The teaching will be given through lectures, laboratory exercises and field trainingType of evaluation
The oral exam focuses on the entire teaching program, with questions aimed at verifying knowledge on: (i) textures of sedimentary rocks, (ii) character of the different types of flow carrying clastic material, (iii) sedimentary structures on rock samples, and (iv) knowledge of sedimentary environments.