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.

• 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.

  Sam Boggs, Jr
  Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks
  2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press
  Online ISBN: 9780511626487
  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511626487

• Contact

  Senior lecturer, docent, Ore geology
  Iain Pitcairn
  iain.pitcairn@geo.su.se
  +46 (0)8 674 78 38 | Room: R431