GEOLOGY 12.5 Professor I R Plimer Earth Sciences 625-101 Second semester, repeated in the evening 39 lectures (three a week), 39 hours practical (three hours a week) and three days field work On completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to understand the basic principles of Geology;

Comprehend:

  • the diversity of the rock-forming minerals;
  • the processes by which igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks form and evolve;
  • the use of structural geology in interpreting the relationships between rock units in time and space;
  • the contribution of palaeontology to the study of evolution;

Appreciate:

  • the contribution of mineralogy, petrology, structural geology, sedimentology and palæ ontology to the interpretation of the geological history of the Earth
Mineralogy and Petrology The properties, structure and chemistry of rock-forming minerals; the mineralogical makeup of rocks; how igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks form and evolve; rocks in a plate tectonic context. Structural Geology Origin of mountain ranges; folding and faulting; introduction to the subdivision and correlation of stratigraphical sequences; relationships between rock series in space and time; dating of rocks in absolute and relative terms. Palaeontology The nature of fossils; the evolution of life as found in the geological record; survey of the principal groups of fossil invertebrates. A 3-hour written examination and a 2-hour practical examination at the end of the semester. Short tests may also be held during the practical sessions. A reading topic will be assessed in the examination Skinner B J and Porter S C Physical Geology, Wiley or Clark I F and Cook B J Geological Science Perspectives of the Earth 1983 AAS GEOLOGY 12.5 Professor I R Plimer. Earth Sciences 625-101. Second semester. 39 lectures (three each week), 39 hours practical (three hours each week) and three days field work On completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to understand the basic principles of Geology;

Comprehend:

  • the diversity of the rock-forming minerals;
  • the processes by which igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks form and evolve;
  • the use of structural geology in interpreting the relationships between rock units in time and space;
  • the contribution of palaeontology to the study of evolution;

Appreciate:

  • the contribution of mineralogy, petrology, structural geology, sedimentology and palæ ontology to the interpretation of the geological history of the Earth
Mineralogy and Petrology The properties, structure and chemistry of rock-forming minerals; the mineralogical makeup of rocks; how igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks form and evolve; rocks in a plate tectonic context. Structural Geology Origin of mountain ranges; folding and faulting; introduction to the subdivision and correlation of stratigraphical sequences; relationships between rock series in space and time; dating of rocks in absolute and relative terms. Palaeontology The nature of fossils; the evolution of life as found in the geological record; survey of the principal groups of fossil invertebrates. A 3-hour written examination and a 2-hour practical examination at the end of the semester. Short tests may also be held during the practical sessions. A reading topic will be assessed in the examination Skinner B J and Porter S C Physical Geology Wiley or Clark I F and Cook B J Geological Science Perspectives of the Earth 1983 AAS GEOLOGY 12.5 1st year Professor I R Plimer. Earth Sciences 625-101 Second semester, repeated in the evening 39 lectures (three a week), 39 hours practical (three hours a week) and three days field work On completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to understand the basic principles of Geology;

Comprehend:

  • the diversity of the rock-forming minerals;
  • the processes by which igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks form and evolve;
  • the use of structural geology in interpreting the relationships between rock units in time and space;
  • the contribution of palæ ontology to the study of evolution;

Appreciate:

  • the contribution of mineralogy, petrology, structural geology, sedimentology and palæ ontology to the interpretation of the geological history of the Earth
Mineralogy and Petrology The properties, structure and chemistry of rock-forming minerals; the mineralogical makeup of rocks; how igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks form and evolve; rocks in a plate tectonic context. Structural Geology Origin of mountain ranges; folding and faulting; introduction to the subdivision and correlation of stratigraphical sequences; relationships between rock series in space and time; dating of rocks in absolute and relative terms. Palaeontology The nature of fossils; the evolution of life as found in the geological record; survey of the principal groups of fossil invertebrates. A 3-hour written examination and a 2-hour practical examination at the end of the semester. Short tests may also be held during the practical sessions. A reading topic will be assessed in the examination Skinner B J and Porter S C Physical Geology, Wiley or Clark I F and Cook B J Geological Science Perspectives of the Earth 1983 AAS