Methodology of stratigraphy
General data
Course ID: | 1300-OMSTW |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
07.304
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Course title: | Methodology of stratigraphy |
Name in Polish: | Metodologia stratygrafii |
Organizational unit: | Faculty of Geology |
Course groups: | |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
(not available)
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Language: | Polish |
Type of course: | obligatory courses |
Prerequisites (description): | The student knows the basic rules in stratigraphy, gained from the methodological part of Historical Geology classes and has the basic information on the geological structure of Poland. Knows and freely uses the global stratigraphic chart. Has the basic information on the geology of the Holy Cross Mountains. General knowledge on the processes that form the Earth’s surface and on the origin and environments of sedimentary rocks are indispensable. Auxiliary lectures: Sedimentology |
Short description: |
The lectures are devoted to the currently applied stratigraphic methods, their origin and links with historical concepts of Earth’s evolution. |
Full description: |
The lecture presents currently used stratigraphic methods (their theoretical background and applications) as well as their origin and links with historical concepts of Earth’s evolution (uniformitarianism, catastrophism, plutonism, neptunism, etc.). Methods presented in the lectures include: lithostratigraphy, eustatostratigraphy, magnetostratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy, chemostratigraphy, allostratigraphy, and biostratigraphy. |
Bibliography: |
(in Polish) ALEKSANDROWICZ, S.W. i in. 1975. Zasady polskiej klasyfikacji, terminologii i nomenklatury stratygraficznej. Instrukcje i Metody Badań Geologicznych, 33; Warszawa. KUTEK, J. 1972. Poziomy biostratygraficzne - zarys problematyki. Postępy Nauk Geologicznych, 4; Warszawa. RAUP, D., STANLEY, S. 1984. Podstawy paleontologii. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN; Warszawa. RACKI G. i NARKIEWICZ M. [red.] 2006. Polskie zasady stratygrafii. Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny PORĘBSKI S.J. 1996. Podstawy stratygrafii sekwencji w sukcesjach klastycznych. Przegląd Geol., 1996, nr 10 s. 995-1006. |
Learning outcomes: |
(P2A_W01) Following completion of the course, the student is capable of explaining the basic differences between the concepts of neptunism, plutonism, uniformitarianism, catastrophism etc. (P2A_W02) (P2A_U06) Is able to select a correct method to solve stratigraphic exercises and has the general information on the methods used to correlate geological logs. Knows how to construct and interpret cladograms, Shaw diagrams and Fischer projections. Knows how to interpret results of geochemical analyses used in stratigraphy. (P2A_W02) (P2A_U01) Knows the theoretical rules and application of the following stratigraphic methods: lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy, magnetostratigraphy, chemostratigraphy, seismic stratigraphy, cyclostratigraphy, eustatostratigraphy, event stratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy. (P2A_W06) Applies simple statistic methods in the correlation, recognition of cyclicity and classification of fossil assemblages. (P2A_K02) Is capable of team work in the construction of a unified stratigraphic profile |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
Written examination. |
Practical placement: |
none |
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