Course Information

Course Code:
Course Number:
Code Course Name Language Type
JEO 262E Stratigraphy English Compulsory
Local Credits ECTS Theoretical Tutorial Laboratory
2 5 2 0 0
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction
Prerequisites None
Class Restriction None
Course Description
Stratigraphic sequences provide the most comprehensive record of Earth history. The study of sedimentary rocks is the core of stratigraphy, however metamorphic and igneous bodies cannot be understood without stratigraphy, and studies of metamorphic and igneous rocks help to reconstruct the stratigraphic record. Shortly, stratigraphy is the art of converting spatial relationships of geologic bodies to their temporal relationships. This course is designed to give an introduction to the methods used in stratigraphy. Its first part deals with the basic aspects of sedimentation, lithostratigraphic, and biostratigraphic methods. The second part explains geophysical methods that are used in stratigraphy, applications of stable isotope fluctuations for stratigraphic research, and geochronology. Different approaches of establishing temporal relationships of rocks bodies are summarized at the end of the course