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2011/12 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
SOEE2075 Basin Evolution
10 creditsClass Size: 100
Module manager: Dr Richard Collier
Email: R.E.L.Collier@earth.leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2011/12
Module replaces
EARS2075This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
The aim of this module is to provide an introduction to the mechanisms which lead to the formation of sedimentary basins, the controls on the geometry of basins and their stratigraphic fills, the processes which effect sedimentary rocks during burial, and to illustrate the seismic expression of sedimentary basins and their stratigraphic geometries.On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Interpret and describe the mode of origin of a range of sedimentary basins
- Characterize the structural style of sedimentary basins, including from seismic data, maps, outcrop, and satellite imagery
- Recognize, explain and predict lateral variations of sedimentary facies in a variety of basin settings
- Develop models of external controls (e.g. sea level change through time) on depositional and seismic architectures
- Derive tectonic subsidence/uplift histories from the history of base-level change and burial represented in the stratigraphic record
- Infer aspects of burial history and basinal fluid migration from diagenetic features.
Syllabus
- Origin of sedimentary basins
- Structural styles of basins and their expression in seismic data, maps, outcrop and satellite imagery
- Lateral variations of sedimentary facies in differing basin settings
- Models of external controls on depositional and seismic architectures; an introduction to sequence stratigraphy
- Burial histories and the derivation of tectonic subsidence/uplift histories from stratigraphic data
- Diagenesis of sedimentary rocks and the relationship of diagenetic features to basinal fluid migration and burial/uplift histories
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 9 | 1.00 | 9.00 |
| Practical | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Practical | 9 | 2.00 | 18.00 |
| Private study hours | 70.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 30.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 | ||
Private study
4 hours reading per session30 hours preparation for assessments and diagenesis web-site investigation and report preparation
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Progress will be monitored by two in-course assessed practicals. Marks will count towards the final assessment.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Practical | 2 x in-class assessed practicals | 50.00 |
| Report | Assessed diagenesis report based on extended practical and CBL investigation (500 words) | 50.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 27/02/2012
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