Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 9767 (v.7) Geology 205 - Sedimentology or any previous version
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11913 (v.2) Geology 214 - Geochemistry or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Regolith in Australia and it's importance. Weathering processes. Regolith materials - classification, genesis and terminology. Regolith landscape evolution and models. Fundamentals of mineral exploration. Regolith geochemistry in exploration. Soil, drainage sediment, laterite, vegetation and groundwater surveys - Planning, execution and interpretation. Primary and secondary dispersion and case histories. Trace element analysis and data analysis. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - A working knowledge of regolith materials, their genesis, the fundamentals of mineral exploration programs and the application of regolith and geochemistry to mineral exploration in regolith dominated regions. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Anand R and Paine M (2002), Regolith Geology of the Yilgarn Craton, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 49, 1- 162. Butt C.R.M, Anand R and Lintern M., (2000), Evolution of regoliths and landscapes in deeply weathered terrain - implications for geochemical exploration, Ore Geology Reviewa, 16, 167 - 183. Taylor G and Butt, C.R.M., (1998), The Australian regolith and mineral exploration, AGSO Journal of Australian Geology and Geophysica, 17 (4) 55 - 67. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 30%, Final theory exam 40%, Practical excercises (8) 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 10700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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