Area: |
Department of Applied Geology |
Credits: |
12.5 |
Contact Hours: |
3.0 |
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| ** 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. ** |
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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
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Syllabus: |
Regolith in Australia and it's importance. Weathering processes. Regolith materials - classification, genesis and terminology. Regolith landscape evolution and models. Fundamentals of mineral exploration. Regolith geochemistry in exploration. Soil, drainage sediment, laterite, vegetation and groundwater surveys - Planning, execution and interpretation. Primary and secondary dispersion and case histories. Trace element analysis and data analysis. |
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| ** 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. ** |
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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: |
Not Online |
Result Type: |
Grade/Mark |
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Availability |
| Year |
Location |
Period |
Internal |
Area External |
Central External |
| 2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 2 |
Y |
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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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