Applications in basin geology

Field application of knowledge acquired in the analysis of sedimentary basins through a multidisciplinary, multiscale approach combining sedimentology and tectonics. This work involves integrating field observations and subsurface data in the case of a foreland basin.

Advanced skills in field analysis methods:
- Description and interpretation in the field of geological features at all scales (rocks, outcrops, landscapes),
- Preparation of a sedimentological log,
- Preparation of a synthetic structural cross-section,
- Synthetic analysis of a foreland basin,
- Writing a field report.

- Sedimentology,
- Tectonics,
- Seismic profile interpretation,
- Concepts in basin geology (geodynamics, subsidence, accommodation, etc.).

Continuous assessment:
- Presentation of a literature review,
- Preparatory work on a geological map,
- Final report,
- Oral exam.

Academic Director: 

Grégory BALLAS

gregory.ballas@umontpellier.fr