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. |
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: | 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. |
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: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | 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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