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11919 (v.2) Geology 314 - Regolith Exploration
  
Area: | Department of Applied Geology |  
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |  
Credits: | 12.5 |  
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |  
Laboratory: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |  
Prerequisite(s): | 9767 (v.7) Geology 205 - Sedimentology  or any previous version 
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11913 (v.2) Geology 214 - Geochemistry  or any previous version 
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  | 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. |  
 
 Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External |  | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |   |   |   
 
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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