Sedimentary Geology
Course ID: M86011C2
Credits: 3
Course Prerequisites: General Geology
Course Description and Goals:
Students will be trained to familiar with the classification of sedimentary rocks, structures, textures and their origin and to be capable of classifying strata and performing basin analyses.
Schedule Type:
Lectures(70%), Literature reading(10%) and Field works(20%)
Course Schedule (subject to change):
02/25 Introduction
03/04 Primary Sedimentary Structures
03/11 Paleo-current Analyses
03/18 Trace Fossil
03/25 Sedimentary Textures
04/01 Vacation
04/08 Grain Size of Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
04/15 Mineral Compositions and Sandstone Classification
04/22 Midterm
04/29 Litho-stratigraphy and Bio-stratigraphy
05/06 Chrono-stratigraphy and Correlation
05/13 Lithofacies and Walther’s Law
05/20 Alluvial Fan, Fluvial, Lacustrine and Aeolian
05/27 Delta, Beach, Barrier Island, Lagoon and Tidal Flat
06/03 Shallow Water and Deep Marine Environments
06/10 Field Trip
06/17 The Stratigraphy of Taiwan
06/24 Final Exam (field work report)