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Excursion of sedimentary geology

Class at Faculty of Science |
MG421T15

Syllabus

Each year excursion is focused on different area, ussually in Czech Republic and Central Europe. Program and materials are available for download at: http://web.natur.cuni.cz/ugp/main/staff/martinek/SedEx/

Annotation

Advance 5-day field course provides students with processes forming sedimentary rocks. Emphasis is given to identification of sedimentary structures, sediment body geometries, facies and stratigrahic boundaries interpretation.

Students will acquire strong skills in recognition of the rock composition, sedimentary structures, paleocurrents and will be able to interpret these data in terms of sedimentary history.