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

Area:	Department of Applied Geology
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0

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Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	9768 (v.7) Geology 207 - Structural Geology or any previous version AND 9771 (v.7) Geology 201 - Mineralogy or any previous version

Syllabus:	Deformation mechanisms, stress and strain theory, Mohr circle, strain analysis, compressional and tensional structures, thrust faults, deformation partitioning, structural reactivation, geometric analysis, microstructures. Processes of mountain building.Evolution of igneous rocks - chemical diagrams, petrogenesis, mantle composition and crustal processes. Evaluation of rock associations in terms of plate tectonic processes.

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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
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