Sedimentary Petrology & Stratigraphy (ERTH2003)
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
3 Practical or Laboratory hours
Prerequisite
ERTH1000 or ERTH1501
Assessment methods
Examinations & assignments
Course enquiries
Dr Kevin Welsh (k.welsh1@uq.edu.au)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
Petrology of sedimentary rocks; provenance, dispersal, deposition of sediments; diagenesis; sedimentary geochemistry; genesis & classification of sedimentary rocks. Depositional systems & the stratigraphic record; principles of correlation; basinal analysis, stratigraphic mapping.