Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Lecture: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 3 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 7032 (v.5) Geology 102 or any previous version
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9771 (v.7) Geology 201 - Mineralogy or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Igneous petrology - description, classification and interpretation of igneous rocks. Primary magma formation and emplacement of magmas as intrusions and lavas. Processes in magma chambers and mechanisms of magmatic differentiation. Igneous rocks in hand-specimen and thin-section. Metamorphic petrology - description and interpretation of metamorphic rocks. Chemical equilibrium, mineral reactions, nucleation and porphyroblast growth. Deformation and metamorphic fabrics. The metamorphic facies. Fluids, migmatites and partial melting. Metamorphic rocks in hand-specimen and thin-section. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - The ability to describe and classify igneous and metamorphic rocks in hand specimen and thin section. Interpret igneous and metamorphic rocks in terms of chemical and physical processess of formation. |
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: | MacKenzie W.S and Guilford C., (1980), Atlas of rock - forming minerals in thin section, Longman. MacKenzie W.S, Donaldson C.H and Guilford C., (1982), Atlas of igneous rocks and their textures, Longman. |
Unit Texts: | Yardley B.W.D., (1989), An Introduction to Metamorphic Petrology, Longman. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 30%, Practical examination 30%, Practical tests 10%, Theory Examination 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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