Area: | WASM Mining Geology Teaching Area |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 6.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Practical: | 1 x 4 Hours Weekly |
Equivalent(s): | 10243 (v.2) WASM Petrology 212 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Sedimentary petrology - transportation, deposition and diagnesis in relation to texture and structure in sedimentary rocks. Sedimentary environments. Principles of basin analysis. Metamorphic petrology - metamorphic minerals, equilibrium, phase rules, composition - assemblage diagrams pressures, temperatures, gradients and facies. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- A comprehensive understanding of the content of the syllabus. Sufficiently completed all practical work and assignments to the satisfaction of the unit coordinator. Achieved a pass mark in any theory examination based on the subject matter. |
Unit Texts: | Blatt H and Tracy R. J., (1996), Igneous Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks, 2nd ed, W.H. Freeman and Company. Yardley B., (1989), An introduction to Metamorphic Petrology, Longman Earth Science Series. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Practical Examination 30%, Theory Examination 70%. This is a 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: | Supplemental | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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