307324 (v.1) Geology 237 - Structural Geology

Area:	Department of Applied Geology
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	2.5
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:	3 x 1 Hours Fortnightly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Fortnightly
Anti Requisite(s):	9768 (v.7) Geology 207 - Structural Geology or any previous version AND 10198 (v.3) Geology 241 - Structural Geology and Mineralogy or any previous version
Prerequisite(s):	7032 (v.5) Geology 102 or any previous version
Syllabus:	Description, classification and relationships between folds, foliation and lineations. Stress and relationship to fracturing and faulting. Nomenclature of faults, displacements and fault separations. Pure and simple shear, progressive deformation and particle paths in two and three-dimensions. Quantitative strain analysis. Shear zones and kinematic indicators. Superimposed folding. Folding mechanisms and fold development. Use of stereographic projections in interpretation of structures. Internal atomic order and bonding in crystalline solids. Chemical composition and structure of minerals. Introduction to petrology. Chemical analysis of rocks and minerals.
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Field of Education:	010700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Online *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
2009	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

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