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Υ3202 - PETROLOGY OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS

INSTRUCTORS

Lectures:

M. Kati, Prof.

Lab. Training:

M. Kati, Prof.

I. Megremi, Laboratory Teaching Staff

E. Moustaka, Laboratory Teaching Staff (Lab. Co-assistance)

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COURSE KEY ELEMENTS

LEVEL / SEMESTER:

EQF level 6; NQF of Greece level 6 / 3rd

TYPE:

General Background, Skill Development

TEACHING ACTIVITIES - HOURS/WEEK  - ECTS:

Lectures, Practical exercises, Laboratory exercises, and Fieldwork
3 hours of lecturing,
2 hours of practical exercises per week,
6 ECTS credit

Prerequisites:

Y2202 - Systematic Mineralogy-Mineral Identification  [recommended]

Language of instruction and Assessment:

Greek  (V.S.1 English)

Availability to Erasmus+ Students:

YES in English

COURSE CONTENT:

A. Lectures

The lectures of the course concern all categories of the sedimentary rocks with special emphasis on the processes and environments of their deposition and diagenesis. In addition, their main uses are highlighted while examples of typical sedimentary formations in the Hellenides are mentioned. The structure of the course is as follows:

  • INTRODUCTION (Fundamentals of Sedimentary Petrology. Origin and kinds of sedimentary constituents. Sedimentary environments. Tectonic setting of sedimentary basins.)
  • PROCESSES, PRODUCTS AND ENVIRONMENTS OF DEPOSITION AND DIAGENESIS
  • PETROPHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Porosity and Permeability)
  • SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES (Categories, their main features and locations)
  • SILICICLASTIC ROCKS (Conglomerates and breccias, Sandstones, Mudrocks / Shales)
  • Weathering and residual deposits (Soils, Laterites, Bauxites)
  • VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSITS (Agglomerates and volcanic breccias, Lapillistones, Tuffs)
  • CARBONATE ROCKS (Limestones, Dolomites)
  • EVAPORITES - SEDIMENTARY IRON DEPOSITS
  • CHERTS - PHOSPHORITES
  • ORGANIC-RICH DEPOSITS (Coals, Oil shales, and Petroleum)

B. Practical & Laboratory Exercises

  • PartA:  Methods of study of sedimentary rocks. Methodology of examination of sedimentary rocks on macroscale. Identification, classification (categories / lithologies) and description of the physical characteristics of sedimentary rocks.
  • PartB: Learning of textural characteristics, practical measurements, and their applications.
  • PartC: Identification of sedimentary structures, learning of construction of sedimentary graphic log and column, and introduction to facies analysis.
  • PartD: Systematic classification, and description of the main petrological types (lithotypes) of all sedimentary lithologies by the use of petrologic hand specimens and printed petrographic microscope images.
  • PartΕ: Discussion and evaluation of the field exercise. Repetitory tutorial exercise.

C. Fieldwork Exercise

ONE-DAY FIELD EXERCISE (LOUTRAKI-VOULIAGMENI LAKE IN CORINTHIA): Discrimination, study and description of sedimentary rocks of various lithologies. Sampling method. Measurement, field data collection, and construction of graphic log of a selected sedimentary succession.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES - TEACHING METHODS:

PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

Activity Student’s effort
Lectures39 hours
Laboratory work and/or exercises26 hours
Fieldwork10 hours
Individual practice assignments8 hours
Unguided Study30 hours
Preparation for final Assessment30 hours
Total student effort150 hours

ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

The assessment process is conducted in Greek (there is the possibility of examination in English for Erasmus students). The final grade of the course is formed by a series of tests that include:

Ι. LECTURES (50%)

Written exam with

  • Extended Answer Questions and/or                  
  • Oral examination

II. PRACTICE EXERCISES (40%)

Written exam with

  • Short Answer Questions and Multiple-choice Questions
  • Identification – description of sedimentary rocks
  • Individual practice assignments

ΙΙΙ. FIELDWORK EXERCISE (10%)

Oral examination in the Field

  • Delivery of Rural Work

RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • Kati, Μ. (2021). Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks (Course Notes, in Greek).

Additional Teaching Material:

  • Blatt, H. & Tracy R.J. (1996). Sedimentary Rocks. In: Petrology: Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic (2nd edition). Freeman and Company, New York, 514 p.
  • Boggs, S.Jr. (2009). Petrology of sedimentary rocks (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 600 p.
  • James, N.P. & Jones, B. (2016). The origin of carbonate sedimentary rocks. John Wiley and Sons Ltd, UK, 446p.
  • Pettijohn, F.J., Potter, P.E. & Siever, R. (1987). Sand and Sandstone (2nd edition). Springer-Verlag, New York, 618 p.
  • Raymond, L.A. (1995). Sedimentary Rocks. In: The Study of Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rocks. William C Brown Publ., 768 p.
  • Tucker, M.E. (2001). Sedimentary Petrology (3rd edition). Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford, 262 p.    
  • Tucker, M.E. (2011). Sedimentary Rocks in the field (4th edition). Wiley & Sons Ltd, 275 p.

Relevant scientific journals:

1 V.S.: Visitor Students (e.g. ERASMUS)

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