Sediment Petrology

The course concerns the identification and classification of sedimentary rocks, sedimentary processes and environments, and the relationship between sedimentary rocks and plate tectonics.

Cretaceous sandstone with shale interlayer from the Yukon-Koyukuk Basin, Alaska. The image shows 'flame' structure - before lithification the weight of the overlying sand squeezes the weaker (wetter?) siltstone causing it to 'squirt' up into the sand layer. Such structures indicate soft-sediment deformation of unconsolidated sediments and also the 'up' or 'top' direction of deposition. Photo: Vicky Pease

• Course structure

  The course is to a 100% a distant learning course. You may start anytime and follow the course in your own pace. No specific schedule is therefore provided.

  Assessment

  Is based on a written/oral assessment at the end of the course. Assessment criteria are:

  A = Excellent
  B = Very good
  C = Good
  D = Satisfactory
  E = Sufficient
  Fx = Insufficient
  F = Entirely insufficient

  The assessment criteria will be outlined at the start of the course. To pass the course, a minimum grade E is necessary.

• Course literature

  Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.

  Nichols, 2023
  Sedimentology and stratigraphy, 3rd ed
  Wiley
  ISBN: 9781119417279 (ebook)

   

• Course reports

  Course evaluations allow the possibility to affect and take responsibility for your own learning and gives important information for our work with pedagogical development.

  It's important that all students complete the course evaluations after each course, it gives the Department the opportunity to improve the courses' quality.

  The course evaluation is composed of a number of questions and specific questions for each course. If you, as a student, want to contribute with more course specific questions you may send them to studies@geo.su.se.

  If you haven't received the course evaluation for your finished course, or if you have other questions regarding course evaluations at IGV please contact studies@geo.su.se.

  Course evaluation = student's review of the course
  Course report = course leader's reflections about the review

  • Course report GG4144 SP 2024 Kursvärdering/Course evaluation
  • Course report GG4144 SP 2023 Kursvärdering/Course evaluation
  • Course report GG4144 SP 2022
  • Course report GG4144 SP 2022 Course evaluation

• Contact

  
   

  Victoria Pease

  Professor of Tectonics and magmatism

  vicky.pease@geo.su.se

  08-674 73 21

  See profile page for Victoria Pease

  

  • Visiting address
  • R 429
  • Svante Arrheniusväg 8 C, Geohuset

  • www.tmrg.geo.su.se

  Elisabeth Däcker

  Student counsellor and study administration

  elisabeth.dacker@geo.su.se

  08-674 78 70

  See profile page for Elisabeth Däcker

  

  • Visiting address
  • S 316
  • Svante Arrheniusväg 8 C, Geohuset