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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

10198 (v.4) Structure, Mineralogy and Geochemistry 241

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Tuition Patterns

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Unit references, texts and outcomes

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Area: Department of Applied Geology
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
Lecture: 1 x 4 Hours Semester
Tutorial: 1 x 6 Hours Semester
Laboratory: 1 x 12 Hours Semester
Anti Requisite(s): 9768 (v.8) Structural Geology 201 or any previous version
AND
9771 (v.7) Geology 201 - Mineralogy or any previous version
AND
307324 (v.2) Structural Geology 231 or any previous version
Prerequisite(s): 7032 (v.5) Geology 102 or any previous version
Syllabus: Structural Component: Stress Analysis, Mohr diagrams and brittle failure, Fault initiation and development, fault system evolution, stereographic projection techniques in structural geology, strain analysis, kinematic analysis of shear zones, superimposed deformation, kinematic fold mechanism models, microstructural deformation, processes and mechanisms, crystallographic fabrics, rheology, creep of geological materials, deformation histories; Minerology and Geochemistry Component: Understanding of the basic principles governing the nature of crystalline solids. Knowledge of the essential physical and chemical characteristics of all the major classes of rock-forming silicate minerals. Understanding of the origins of solid solution, exsolution, polymorphism and twinning. Practice in the presentation of geochemical data, including the use of triangular diagrams. geochemical classification and distribution of the elements. The Solar System, meteorites and Earth differentiation. Chemistry of the solid Earth, atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere.
Field of Education: 010700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping)
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2012 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

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Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External