Sedimentology and Laboratory

This course aims at providing the fundamental knowledge for the understanding of processes and products of carbonate and siliciclastic sedimentary facies successions and depositional environments through laboratory activities, field excursions and numerous case studies.

Students will acquire the knowledge to understand and interpret carbonate and siliciclastic rock successions in terms of depositional environments, facies types and how they varied through time and space across the geological record. Students will develop skills to describe and interpret sedimentary rocks and link them to the environment of deposition that can be applied to various fields of the Earth Sciences from environmental issues and paleoclimatology to the sustainable use of energy and water resources. Students will improve their ability in writing reports, critical thinking and solving related issues related to sedimentological questions.