R3, Seminar Room
Welcome to the Sedimentology course pages. The slides, class notes and assignments are largely by Prof. Angelo Rossi. I am very grateful for his permission to use them
2018 - Sedimentary Geology - CO10-210203 -
General Information
Credits: 2.50
Official Course Description:
In this course the students will be made familiar with the basics concepts of sedimentary geology and stratigraphy. Focus will also be on the identification and recognition of sedimentary features and on an understanding of modern and ancient depositional processes and environments.
Reading Material
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 2nd Edition. G. Nichols. Wiley-Blackwell (2009). ISBN: 978-1-4051-3592-4 Even in eBOOK format - Access here -
Grading & Submission
% | Component |
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| 10% | Participation |
45% | Assignments |
45% | Final Exam |
Deadline (all assignments): 13:00 Friday 14th December 2018*
- Delay in submission up to 1 week = 50% reduction of assignment grade
- Delay in submission more than 1 week = 100% deduction of assignment grade
Submit:
Paper or printed copies to: Erica or Britta (Team Assistant R3) or Vikram (in this order)
Digital copies to: Vikram
Both paper and digital copies are needed for the final submission (and grading).
# | Date | From | To | Room | Topic | Slides, Readings, Assignments | Comments |
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| 1 | Fri, 26. Oct. 2018 | 09:45 | 11:00 | R3, Seminar Room | Sedimentology Intro & Earth History 1 |
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| 2 | Tue, 30. Oct. 2018 | 11:15 | 12:30 | R3, Seminar Room | Earth History 1 & 2 Sedimentology Clastics | Lecture 1a & 2a, Chapter 1, 2, 4 |
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| 3 | Fri, 2. Nov. 2018 | 09:45 | 11:00 | R3, Seminar Room | Rock identification 1: Clastics | Lecture 2a & 2b, Chapter 1, 2, 4 |
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| 4 | Tue, 6. Nov. 2018 | 11:15 | 12:30 | R3, Seminar Room | Stratigraphy | Lecture 3, Chapter Chapters 19, 22(pages 339-340) & 23 (pages 249- 256) | |
| 5 | Fri, 9. Nov. 2018 | 09:45 | 11:00 | R3, Seminar Room | Rock identification 2: Clastics |
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| 6 | Tue, 13. Nov. 2018 | 11:15 | 12:30 | R3, Seminar Room | Sedimentology | ||
| 7 | Fri, 16. Nov. 2018 | 09:45 | 11:00 | R3, Seminar Roo | Rock identification 3: Clastics | ||
| 8 | Tue, 20. Nov. 2018 | 11:15 | 12:30 | R3, Seminar Room | NO CLASS | NO CLASS | |
| 9 | Fri, 23. Nov. 2018 | 09:45 | 11:00 | R3, Seminar Room | Sedimentology: Carbonates | Maybe NO CLASS | |
| 10 | Tue, 27. Nov. 2018 | 11:15 | 12:30 | R3, Seminar Room | Sedimentology: Carbonates | Chapters 7 - 14 and 16 |
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| 11 | Fri, 30. Nov. 2018 | 09:45 | 11:00 | R3, Seminar Room | Clastics / Environments | See Lecture 4 (below) |
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| 12 | Tue, 4. Dec. 2018 | 11:15 | 12:30 | R3, Seminar Room | Clastics / Environments | Homework 2a |
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| 13 | Fri, 7. Dec. 2018 | 09:45 | 11:00 | R3, Seminar Room | Open sessions / Rock Identification Catch up session | See Lectures (below) |
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| ??? | ?? | ?? | ?? | FINAL EXAM | Useful for Revision - | Registrar's Schedule | |
| EXTRA 1 | Tuesday 27th | 12:30 | 13:30 |
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| EXTRA 2 | Tuesday 4th | 12:30 | 13:30 |
Attachments
Contact Details
Vikram Unnithan, v.unnithan@jacobs-university.de, Office: Room 98, R3
Erica Luzzi, e.luzzi@jacobs-university.de, Office: Room 121, R3
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