? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 9  ? Acronym : GEO-3-SED

The primary aim of the Sedimentology course is to place interrelated clastic, chemical and carbonate systems in the wider context of sedimentary basins. The course builds on the basic principles developed in the second year and expands the subject, outside predominantly clastic systems, to incorporate other important components (weeks 1-7) and to examine the chemical and physcial processes acting during bural (weeks 9 and 10). The skills and information acquired during the second and third year will be used to describe and interpret sedimentary rocks in core, during a visit to the DTI core store at the end of Semester 2, and at outcrop in Spain.

? Pre-requisites : Sedimentology A

? Costs : None.

Home subject area

Earth Science, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Wednesday 09:00 09:50 KB Laboratory Wednesday 10:00 12:00 KB

TO BE CONFIRMED

Degree exam (50%); assessment of practical work (50%)

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST December 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Nicola Muir
Tel : (0131 6)50 4842
Email : Nikki.Muir@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof Alastair Robertson
Tel : (0131 6)50 8546
Email : Alastair.Robertson@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/