Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
| Title | ΙΖΗΜΑΤΑ ΚΑΙ ΙΖΗΜΑΤΟΓΕΝΗ ΠΕΤΡΩΜΑΤΑ / Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks |
| Code | NGMO 304Y |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Nikolaos Kantiranis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019026 |
Programme of Study: PPS-Tmīma Geōlogías (2020-sīmera)
Registered students: 106
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600257296
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Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600257296
- At the Website of the School: http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/gmo/gmo321y/
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=9807
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student will be able to:
1) describe and explain the origin of sedimentary rocks and sedimentary processes
2) distinguish, classify, and describe the textural characteristics of sediments and sedimentary rocks and their statistical parameters.
3) identify, classify, and describe the components of clastic sediments and the processes of transport and deposition of sedimentary grains,
4) identify, classify, and describe the petrographic types of sedimentary rocks, specifically clastic, chemical, and biogenic sediments
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. Origin of sedimentary rocks and sedimentation processes
Sedimentation rates and factors affect their rate. Processes of sedimentary rocks origin (physical, chemical, biological) and sediments genesis (weathering-transportation-deposition-diagenesis). Weathering factors, weathering and climate, weathering and clay minerals. Forms of diagenesis, late diagenesis transplantation and anchimetamorphosis.
2. Texture of the sedimentary rocks and statistical parameters
Texture of the sedimentary rocks. Clastic sediments texture. Carbonate rocks texture. Statistical parameters. Textural maturity. Mineralogical maturity. Orientation. Porosity-Permeability.
3. Components of clastic sediments
Quartz, feldspars, rock or mineral fragments, heavy minerals, zeolites, chain silicates, organic matter and other constituents. Cement materials. Mineral and rock alterations and transformations. Chemical composition of sedimentary rocks.
4. Petrographic types of sedimentary rocks
4.1. Clastic sediments: Conglomerate and Breccia. Sandstones: Diagenesis, classification, petrographic types. Mudstones: Components, classification, petrographic types, sedimentary rocks rich in iron. Clays: Diagenesis and petrographic types. Residual weathering rocks: Laterites and bauxites. Soil: Components, textural classes and soil genesis. Flysch - Molasse. Volcanoclastic sediments and zeolitic sedimentary rocks. Clastic sedimentary rocks of Greece.
4.2. Chemical and Biological Sediments: Evaporites. Carbonate sediments: Carbonaceous sedimentation, mineral components, carbonate mud, sand and formations, diagenesis and classification and petrographic types of carbonate sediments. Silica sediments. Phosphorites. Carbonaceous sediments. Chemical and biogenic sedimentary rocks of Greece.
Keywords
Sediments, sedimentary rocks, petrographic types, components, texture
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
1) All class material is available in electronic form to all students through the course web page
2) The teacher communicates with students through email and Facebook
3) The class evaluation is performed through the Quality Assurance Unit (MO.DI.P.)
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 65 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Laboratory Work | 52 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Fieldwork | 26 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 29 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 175 |
Student Assessment
Description
1. Written Exam with short-answer questions on topics taught at both theory and laboratories. It makes up 60% of the overall score.
2. Laboratory examination. It makes up 20% of the overall score.
3. Mandatory laboratory assignments submitted to e-learning based on the requirements of each laboratory course. They make 20% of the total score.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. Ιζηματογενή Πετρώματα, Ανανίας Τσιραμπίδης, Εκδοτικός οίκος Γιαχούδη, Θεσσαλονίκη, 317 σελ., 2008. ISBN: 978-960-6700-22-4
2. Ιζηματολογία, Αν. Ψιλοβίκος και Αρ. Ψιλοβίκος, Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, Θεσσαλονίκη, 512 σελ., 2019. ISBN-13: 978-960-418-374-6
Last Update
05-07-2025
