Geology degree, Module M05 (Global Geology):



-M05GM5.6. To know the analysis methodology on sedimentary basins.



Geology degree, Module M06 (Economic Geology):



-M06GM6.6. To understand the processes that led to the origin of geological energy resources.



General skills related to the above described ones:



-G012. To use properly the geological terms, conventions, codes and units.

-G013. To gain the spatial and temporal vision about geological processes and their products (minerals, rocks, fossils, structures, and so on) on the Earth.

-G016. To make subsurface models based on geophysical and surficial data.

-G017. To take, perform and analyze field and laboratory data with the suitable methods and devices, and then to show the results correctly by means of different kinds of reports.

-G011. To know and use geological concepts, principles, paradigms and theories.

-G022. To show geological field-experience on several subjects such as rocks, structures, geomorphologies and other natural components.



Transversal skills related to the above described ones:



-G004. Capacity for bringing knowledge into practice.

-G006. Group-working ability.

-G001. Power of synthesis and analysis.

GENERAL CONTENTS



-Methodology for the analysis of sedimentary basins.

-Formation mechanisms.

-Description and classification.

-Sedimentary filling.

-Historical geology.



DETAILED CONTENTS



Basin analysis methodology: conceptual and empirical data on stratigraphy, sedimentary processes, cycles, events, main geotectonic contexts and depositional facies models.

Basic concepts on Earth zonation and dynamics.

Basin formation mechanisms: extension, flexure and shear of the lithosphere; mantle dynamics.

Basins at stable plate areas: cratonic basins; oceanic basins.

Basins at divergent plate areas: rifts, aulacogens, passive margins.

Basins at convergent plate areas: subduction-related trenches, forearc, back-arc, intra-arc, retro-arc, foreland.

Basins at shear areas.

The sedimentary cycle: denudation, sediment transport and input, sedimentation, organic matter.

Subsidence, diagenesis and thermal history. Diagenetic processes and products; organic matter thermal degradation.

Basin fill architecture and prediction models for fossil fuels.

Historical evolution and controlling factors of depositional sequences; origin of rocks with prospective interest.



Historical Geology, introduction; Earth origin; Archean Eon. Proterozoic Eon.

Phanerozoic Eon: Palaeozoic Era; Mesozoic Era; Cenozoic Era.

Conceptual and deductive methods. Discussion and use of examples.

The student should be interested and aimed to discuss and criticize the proposed subjects, being skill in processing and implementing the information.

-Magistral classes: theoretical concepts.

-Classroom exercises.

-Use of software of interest.

-Field-trips: studied concepts application, case-study analysis, fiel-data obtention and analysis.

Legal provisions.

Evaluation methods. BOPV 2017-III-3 norm.



8th article.

8.2. Continuous evaluation (during and after the teaching period).

Evaluation methods (exam, exercises, field-trip reports,...).



Continuous evaluation:

-exercise evaluation after handing.

-report evaluation after the last field-trip. A field-exercise per field-trip is carried out by each student.

-evaluation of an oral presentation of a key subject on historical geology.



Exam evaluation:

-Written exam on practical and theoretical subjects.



8.3. If the student decides to withdraw from the examination, the withdrawal must be requested in the first nine weeks from the beginning of the teaching period. In order to formalize this, the student should present a writing form to the head-teacher of the subject.



12.2. article. In the continuous evaluation, in case the written exam value is over 40% of the total value, and the student does not take part in the exam, the final calification is "not presented". By the contrary, if the written exam value is under 40% of the total value, the student may present the withdrawal from the examination up to one month before the classes finish, by means of a writing form to the head-teacher of the subject.

Field-trip tools (sledgehammer, compass, metric scale, bags, magnifying glass, notebook...).
Security material (adequate shoes and garments, reflective vest, safety googles).

Basic bibliography

Allen, P.A., Allen, J.R. (2005). Basin analysis: principles and applications. 2nd edition. Blackwell, Oxford, 549 pp.

Allen, P.A., Allen, J.R. (2013). Basin analysis: principles and applications to petroleum assessment. 3rd edition. Blackwell, Oxford, 619 pp.

Anguita, F. (2011, edición revisada). Biografía de la Tierra. Historia de un planeta singular. https://eprints.ucm.es/13263/1/Biograf%C3%ADa_de_la_Tierra_revisada_por_Francisco_Anguita_-_2011.pdf

Apraiz, A. (2005). Plaka Tektonika: Lurraren funtzionamendua ulertzeko teoria. UEU, Bilbao, 425 pp.

Benedetto, J.L. (2010, tercera edición), El continente de Gondwana a través del tiempo: una introducción a la Geología Histórica. http://www.librogondwana.com.ar

Busby, C., Ingersoll, R.V. (1995). Tectonics of sedimentary basins. Blackwell, Oxford, 579 pp.

Busby, C., Azor, A. (2011). Tectonics of Sedimentary Basins: Recent Advances. Wiley. 664 p.

Coe, A. (2003). The sedimentary record of sea-level change. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 288 pp.

Einsele, G. (2000). Sedimentary Basins: evolution, facies and sediment budget. 2nd edition. Springer, Heidelberg, 792 pp.

Keary, P., Klepeis, K.A., Vine, F.J. (2009). Global Tectonics. 3rd edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 496 pp.

Macdougall, J.D. (1996). A short history of planet Earth. John Wiley and sons, New York, 266 pp.

Miall, A.D. (2000). Principles of sedimentary basin analysis. 3rd edition. Springer, Heidelberg, 490 pp.

Miall, A.D. (2016). STRATIGRAPHY A modern Synthesis. Springer, Heidelberg, 454 pp. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-319-24304-7

Schettino, A. (2015). Quantitative Plate Tectonics. Physics of the Earth – Plate Kinematics –Geodynamics. https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-319-09135-8.pdf

In-depth bibliography

Gluyas, J. y Swarbrick, R. (2003). Petroleum Geoscience. Blackwell, Oxford, 359 pp.
Lunine, J. I. (1998). Earth: Evolution of a habitable world. Cambridge, 344 pp.
Watts, A. B. (2001). Isostasy and Flexure of the Lithosphere. Cambridge, 480 pp.

Journals

Sedimentology
The Depositional Record
AAPG Bulletin
Basin Research.
Sedimentary Geology
Marine and Petroleum Geology
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology