GEOL331-08S2 (C) Semester Two 2008

Principles of Basin Analysis

14 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 14 July 2008
End Date: Sunday, 16 November 2008
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 27 July 2008
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 12 October 2008

Description

An introduction to the principles, methods and tools of basin analysis.

This course introduces basin analysis and the techniques used to reconstruct the depositional and post-depositional history. The lecture programme will include: basin formation and tectonic setting, subsidence mechanisms, sedimentary responses to tectonic activity, and modern examples of basin types drawn from Australasia. An introduction to various techniques used in basin analysis will include provenance analysis and seismic reflection and sequence stratigraphy.

What the course entails:
Two lectures and one laboratory class per week for the second semester.

What you need for this course:
The prerequisites for GEOL331 are GEOL235 plus an additional 11 points from GEOL232-236. Recommended preparation is completion of GEOL232 and GEOL236. Students taking GEOL331 are also strongly recommended to take GEOL351, GEOL352 and GEOL334.

What this course gets you into:
GEOL331 is a useful course if you wish to proceed to GEOL477 "Sediment Transport and Deposition", GEOL478 "Tectonics of Sedimentary Basins", GEOL  483 "Coal and Petroleum Geology", and ENGE480 "Environmental and Engineering Geophysics".

Learning Outcomes

  • The course will focus on large-scale basin analysis of both ancient and modern basins.  Students successfully completing this course will:

  • Gain an understanding of tectonic settings and subsidence mechanisms for sedimentary basins
  • Learn the basic principles of seismic reflection theory and data acquisition, as well as an introduction to seismic stratigraphic interpretation and sequence stratigraphy
  • Learn about the controls on and evidence of petroleum and coal maturation
  • Become familiar with a number of case studies in basin analysis and tectonics drawn from the development of New Zealand from 100 Ma to the present.

Prerequisites

GEOL235 plus 11 additional points from GEOL232-GEOL238. RP: GEOL234 and GEOL236

Recommended Preparation

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Kari Bassett

Lecturer

Jarg Pettinga

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Practical assessments 25% Practicals - Kari Bassett - in labs 4 August, 11 August and 18 August - Total 25%
Lab assessments - due alternate weeks Term 4 25% Practical assessments 15 September, 29 September and 13 October - total 25%
Final examination 50% Final examination

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Allen, P. A. , Allen, John R; Basin analysis : principles and applications ; Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1990.

Busby, Catherine. , Ingersoll, Raymond V; Tectonics of sedimentary basins ; Blackwell Science, 1995.

Miall, Andrew D; Principles of sedimentary basin analysis ; 3rd updated and enl. ed; Springer, 2000.

Taylor, G. H. , Glick, D. C; Organic petrology : a new handbook incorporating some revised parts of Stach's Textbook of coal petrology ; Gebruder Borntraeger, 1998.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $552.00

International fee $2,486.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Geological Sciences .

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