Courses Handbook 2006 - [Archived]

11917 (v.2) Geology 317 - Structure and Geodynamics

Area:

 Department of Applied Geology

Credits:

 25.0

Contact Hours:

 6.0
 
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Lecture:

 2 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

 2 x 2 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

 8015 (v.7) Geology 202 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology or any previous version
AND
9768 (v.7) Geology 207 - Structural Geology or any previous version
AND
9771 (v.7) Geology 201 - Mineralogy or any previous version
 

Syllabus:

 Lithospheric plates - definition, types and driving mechanisms. Extensional fault systems and evolution of continental margins. Oceanic lithosphere and associated structural elements. Orogens and their subdivisions with emphasis on thrust systems, fault-related folds, orogenic wedges and extensional collapse. Transpressional and transtensional structures, structural reactivation and basin inversion. The link between tectonics, ore systems and the system earth. Analysis of complexly deformed terrains. Evolution of igneous rocks - chemical diagrams, petrogenesis, mantle composition and crustal processes. Evaluation of rock associations in terms of plate tectonic processes.
 
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Field of Education:

 010700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping)

Funding Cluster:

 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

 Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark

Availability
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