The course covers the following learning outcomes and goals: understanding the classification of sedimentary structures, including inorganic, primary, secondary, and organic structures, and their applications in geology.
Students will learn about primary sedimentary structures such as bedding geometry, arrangement of sedimentary rocks in layers, and the significance of ripple marks and biological structures in determining sedimentation environments.
The teaching method involves lectures and discussions led by Dr. Harel Thomas, a subject expert in Petrology.
The intended audience for this course is undergraduate and postgraduate students in the field of Geology.
Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Introduction Classification Inorganic sedimentary structures Primary (physical) structures Secondary (chemical) structures Organic (biogenic) structures Applications Summary
Sedimentary structures Introduction
Sedimentology is the science that deals with the description, classification, and origin of sedimentary rock and it is the study of sediments & sedimentation. The science of Sedimentology is a relatively new and young discipline (system) and the basic principles of Sedimentology have been developed and refined by geologists for over a century.
Primary Sedimentary Structures
Bedding geometry Arrangement of sedimentary rocks in beds or layers of various thickness and character A Bedding in external structures Lamination Beds The layer which separates the upper and lower part of sediment is known as beds. Beds less than 1cm is called as laminae, they are characturized by fine grained sediments.
They reflect upon the nature of the environment during sedimentation. The style and orientation of ripple marks may also be used as an indicator of which direction the water was flowing at the time of sedimentation. Biological structures are useful in places to determine stratigraphic order in a vertical overturned sequence. Trace fossils can be mapped and used to define major facies belts
Taught by
Dr. Harel Thomas Petrology
