Vår 2012

GEO-8113 Field course in Exogene Geology - 5 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for geovitenskap

Type of course

Practical subject.

Course overlap

GEO-3113 Field course in exogene geology 5 stp

Course contents

The course provides field experience in interpreting Quaternary and ancient depositional environments based on mapping and studies of sedimentary sections and geophysical profiles (seismics, GPR). The first part of the course is based at UiT¿s field station at Skibotn where sediment petrographic studies and a Quaternary mapping exercise are used to interpret the history of deglaciation, valley-filling and sea-level change. The second part takes place in eastern Finnmark where modern and postglacial, fluviodeltaic and regressive, coastal systems at Tana and Sandfjorden are used to demonstrate the relationship among depositional process, morphology and architecture. The field course concludes with a study of ancient analogues in the Precambian sedimentary rocks on the northern side of Varangerfjorden.

Teaching methods
10 days field study (in late June). Before the field course, each student will be expected to submit (by 1. May) a short report on a selected topic. Field work will be carried out in collaboration with students on course GEO-3113, but will result in an individual final report.

Course overlap

GEO-3113 Field Course in Exogene Geology, 5 credits.

Objective of the course

The course aims to give field-based experience in sedimentological, Quaternary geological and stratigraphic interpretation, and to provide an understanding of how depositional processes and other factors determine sedimentary facies and basin-fill architecture.

Language of instruction

English.

Assessment

Students will be evaluated on the basis of their submitted, preparatory and final reports. Grades: Pass/fail.