11919 (v.2) Geology 314 - Regolith Exploration

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Area:	Department of Applied Geology
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	9767 (v.7) Geology 205 - Sedimentology or any previous version AND 11913 (v.2) Geology 214 - Geochemistry or any previous version
Regolith characterisation and importance. Weathering processes. Regolith materials, classification and terminology. Regolith landscape evolution and models. Nature and identification of weathered rocks. Regolith geochemistry in exploration. Principles of trace element analysis. Soil, drainage sediment, laterite, vegetation and groundwater surveys. Primary and secondary dispersion and case histories. Regolith geochemistry and the environment. Fieldwork exercises.