Facies Analysis

The course sets as its main objective the transmission of a modern method for the detection and interpretation of geological structures.

The learning objectives are as follows:

1. Reading and interpretation of geological-structural maps.

2. Application of modern techniques for the detection, interpretation, and description of fragile and ductile structures based on field activities.

3. Application of modern techniques for the detection, interpretation, and description of fragile and ductile structures based on well logs and cores.

4. Use of major applications for the collection, representation, and interpretation of structural data.

5. Presentation and discussion of structural data and the development of basic geological-structural reports.

Students will acquire the knowledge to understand depositional processes, depositional environments, facies types and how they varied through time and space. Students will develop skills to describe and interpret sedimentary rocks and link them to the environment of deposition that can be applied in various fields of the Earth Sciences.