5027 (v.6) Geology 272

Area:	Department of Applied Geology
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	3.0

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Lecture:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:	General structure of the earth. Minerals and rocks. Rock forming processes. Physical geology. Elementary applied geophysics. Geochronology and stratigraphy. Structural geology and geological mapping. Geohydrology, groundwater occurrence and movement. Applications of geology in earth movements, cuttings, tunnels and dam sites. Laboratory studies of rock types, mineral characteristics and geological mapping.

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Field of Education:	010700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping)
Funding Cluster:	08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark
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