Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 7032 (v.5) Geology 102 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Internal atomic order and bonding in crystalline solids. Chemical composition and structure of rock-forming minerals. Introduction to petrology. Optical properties of minerals. Introduction to transmitted light microscopy. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have understood the basic principles governing the nature of crystalline solids. Gained knowledge of the essential physical and chemical characteristics of all the major classes of rock-forming silicateminerals. Practiced in the presentation of chemical data on triangular diagrams. Familiarised themselves with the optical properties of minerals. Made use of the polarising microscope as a petrographic tool. Practiced in the identification of minerals inthin section. |
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., Atlas of Rock Forming Minerals in Thin Section, Longman. Elsevier's Mineral and Rock Table. |
Unit Texts: | Nesse W.D., (2000), Introduction to Mineralogy, 1st ed., Oxford University Press. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 15%. Laboratory Work 15%. Practical Examination 35%. Theory Examination 35%. 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: | 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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