Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Other Requisite(s): | Admission: to honours program in BSc (Applied Geology)
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Syllabus: | Specialised topics in the area of economic geology - ore forming systems, mineral geochemistry, ore geochemistry, techniques in mineral exploration, resource evaluation and metallogenesis. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Appreciated the controls exherted by plate tectonic setting with respect to both magmatic and tectonic processes. Understood the use of trace element geochemistry in defining plate tectonic setting. A sound appreciation of processes operative at convergent plate settings. Understood the controls on extension in continental environments. |
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: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Wilson M., (1997), Igneous Petrogenesis - A Global Tectonic Approach, Chapman and Hall. Twiss R.J and Moores E.M., (1992), Structural Geology, W.H Freeman and Company. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay 50%, Theory Exam 50%. 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: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | 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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