Sedimentary Petrology & Stratigraphy (ERTH2003)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
3 Practical or Laboratory hours
Prerequisite
ERTH1000 or ERTH1501
Assessment methods
Examinations & assignments
Course enquiries
Doctor William Defliese ()
Dr William Defliese (w.defliese@uq.edu.au)
Study Abroad
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Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | 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.