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GEO-3113: Field course in exogene geology Work Load
5 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Practical subject. | Level of course/Year of study
First or second year at master''s level. | Language of instruction
Norwegian, english by request | Examination semester
Spring | Contents
The field course is based on sedimentological and stratigraphic studies of modern (postglacial) and ancient (Precambrian) sedimentary basins and systems at selected localities in eastern Finnmark. The course gives experience in interpreting sediments deposited in different types of environments using problem-oriented exercises based on mapping, studies of sedimentary sections, and geophysical data (seismic and georadar profiles). The first part of the course uses modern depositional systems (fluviodeltaic sediments in the Tana valley, regressive coastal deposits at Sandfjord) to give an insight into the relationship between depositional process, surface morphology, lithofacies and depositional architecture, and how factors such as sediment supply, basin depth and relative sea-level change influence basin development. The second part of the course uses Precambrian sediments in the Varanger region to demonstrate sediments which are ancient analogues of the modern sediments or which represent other types of depositional environments.
Objectives: The aim of the course is to give field-based experience in stratigraphic interpretation and an insight into how different factors influence deposition in sedimentary basins.
| Recommended previous qualifications
GEO-2003 Quaternary geology, GEO-2005 Sedimentology, GEO-2006 Introduction to applied geophysics, GEO-2007 Historical geology / Stratigraphy | Form of teaching
10 days field study (in late June). | Exam and assessment
Students will be evaluated through submitted seminar and field reports. Grading: Pass/fail.
| Contact person/lecturer
Stig Arne Holtedahl, tel: 77 64 44 65, e-mail: stig.holtedahl@ig.uit.no | Recommended reading/syllabus
Available on request | Course overlap
GEO-8113 -1 5 sp | Homepage
http://uit.no/geologi/geo-3113/
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Teaching spring 2006
Feltundervisining: 14.06 - 23.06.06. Ekskursjonsleder: Geoff Corner Eksamensform: Godkjent rapport.
Første frammøte: Kontakt Geoff Corner
Responsible teacher:F.aman. Geoffrey Corner |
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