Area: | WASM Mining Geology Teaching Area |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Practical: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Introduction to general geology. Crystallography - the rock forming minerals, physics and chemistry of the Earth, plate tectonics and the geological cycle. Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic petrology. Stratigraphy, geological time and maps. Structural geology. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have an understanding of basic geological principles. |
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: | Lapidus, D.F. (1987), Collins dictionary of geology. Glasgow, Collins. Hurlbut. Dana's manual of mineralogy. Tappan, Wiley. Rutley. Elements of mineralogy. Unwin Hyman. Mason, B. and Berry, L.G. Elements of mineralogy. Freeman and Co. |
Unit Texts: | B.Murphy and D.Nance, Earth Science Today. Brooks/Cole Wadsworth |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | End of semester practical exam 10%, Mid semester practical exam 10%, Practicals 20%, Theory exam 60%. 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: | Supplemental | 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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