9778 (v.5) Geology 301 - Petrogenesis

Area:

Department of Applied Geology

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

3.0

** 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:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Anti Requisite(s):

11917 (v.2) Geology 317 - Structure and Geodynamics or any previous version

Prerequisite(s):

8015 (v.7) Geology 202 - Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology or any previous version
AND
11913 (v.2) Geology 214 - Geochemistry or any previous version

Syllabus:

Evolution of igneous rocks - chemical diagrams, petrogenesis, mantle composition and crustal evolution. Evaluation of rock associations in terms of plate tectonic processes. Practical laboratory study of main rock associations, using classic overseas andlocal examples.

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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

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2007	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External