Online Courses Handbook 2003

302927 (v.1) Geology 302 - Petrology

Area:	Department of Applied Geology
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	10195 (v.3) Geology 244 - Petrology and Geochemistry or any previous version
Metamorphism through geological time. Archaean granite - greenstone and high grade gneissic terrains of Western Australia, Canada, South Africa and Greenland. The development of Proterozoic mobile belts. Relationship of metamorphism to Phanerozoic plate tectonic regimes. Practical study of various metamorphic suites from Western Australia and classic overseas localities.