| Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Practical: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 7031 (v.5) Geology 101 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Regolith materials and profiles. Regolith terminology and classification. Geochemical terminology and pathways. Regolith materials. Weathering and surface processes. Mineralogical and geochemical changes during regolith evolution. Regolith minerals and their properties. Regolith and landscape evolution. Significance of deep regolith for the Australian environment - landscapes, agriculture, salinity, mineral exploration, groundwater exploration and chemistry. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - A thorough understanding of regolith materials and evolution its with implications for the Australian continent. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
| Unit Texts: | Taylor G and Eggleton R. A., (2001), Regolith Geology and Geomorphology, J Wylie. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 50%, Practical exercises 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
