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

Area:

Department of Applied Geology

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

6.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

2 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

2 x 2 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

9778 (v.5) Geology 301 - Petrogenesis or any previous version
302451 (v.2) Geology 307 - Geodynamics or any previous version

Prerequisite(s):

8015 (v.7) Geology 202 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology or any previous version
AND
11913 (v.2) Geology 214 - Geochemistry 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.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

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

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2007	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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