Teaching - Università Roma Tre

INTRODUCTION TO SEDIMENTOLOGY

Code

20402348

Language

ITA

Type of certificate

Profit certificate

Credits

6

Scientific Disciplinary Sector Code

GEO/02

Contact Hours

48

Type of Activity

Elective activities

Derived from	20402348 INTRODUCTION TO SEDIMENTOLOGY in Geological Sciences L-34 N0 CIPOLLARI PAOLA (syllabus) 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 (reference books) BOGGS S., Jr. (2012), Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy. Pearson Education, Inc., Pearson Prentice Hall TUCKER M.E. (2011), Sedimentary Rocks in the Field: A Practical Guide, 4th Edition. Wiley
Dates of beginning and end of teaching activities	From to
Delivery mode	Traditional
Attendance	not mandatory
Evaluation methods	Oral exam