Sedimentology
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
To understand the relations of the Sedimentology with the other branches of Geology and with the other sciences (e.g. physics; chemistry; biology)
The description and identification of the different groups of sediments and sedimentary rocks.
To apply methods of study of sediments and sedimentary rocks relating the methods with their applications (e.g. Paleogeography; exploration).
Know the formation of sedimentary rocks in the framework of the sedimentary processes and the sedimentary environments (continental, transition and marine).
The understanding of the sedimentary environments as dynamic systems with a paramount importance to the environmental preservation and the exploration industrial activities.
Contents
· The Sedimentology in the framework of the Geology;
· The importance of the Sedimentology in the Geology, Environmental Sciences and the Industrial Exploration. Formation and systematic of the sediments and the sedimentary rocks;
· Study methods of the sediments and sedimentary rocks;
· Sedimentary structures
· Hydrodynamics and the sedimentation
· Sedimentary environments:
o Continental
§ Aeolian
§ Fluvial
§ Alluvial
§ Lacustrine
o Transitional
§ Estuarine
§ Deltaic
§ Lagoon
§ Coastal
o Marine
§ Carbonate platform
§ Siliciclastic platform
§ Pelagic sedimentation.
· Sedimentary cycles
· Diagenetic processes
Portuguese sedimentary basins through the geological time.
Teaching Methods
The Curricular Unit will be constructed through theoretical teaching as well as the theoretical-practical and practical applications of the concepts. Each modulus will have a set of activities to integrate the several applications of the concepts lectured.
Assessment
The ranking will result from a Theoretical exam (50%) and Practical exam (50%).
Recommended Reading
Adams, A. E. (1984)- Atlas of Sedimentary Rocks Under the Microscope. Pearson Higher Education. 112p.
READING, H.G. (1996)- Sedimentary Environments: Processes, Facies and Stratigraphy. Edited by H.G. Reading. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford. Blackwell Science. 688 p.
SELLEY, R.C.(1988) - Applied Sedimentology. Academic Press. London.
SUGUIO, K. (1980) - Rochas Sedimentares. Propriedades, Génese, Importância económica. Ed. Edgar Blücher Lda.. São Paulo, Brasil.
VIRELLA, F.A.; SERRANO, F.M.(1993)- Processos Geológicos Externos y Geología Ambiental. Editorial Rueda. Madrid.
Allen, P.A. & Allen, J.R. (2005) Basin Analysis, 2nd Ed. Blackwell Publishing. 549p.
McLlreath, I.A. & Morrow, D.W. (1990). Diagenesis. Geoscience Canada Reprint Series 4. 338p.
Boggs, S., (2006) Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 4th edition, Prentice Hall, 662 p.
Nichols, G. (2009). Sedimentology and Stratigraphy. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. 419p.
