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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Science : Earth Sciences

625-311 Structural Geology

Note:

Students should consult the departmental notice board for field work dates and payment requirements for excursion accommodation and food charges, which will be fixed as early as possible in the first semester. Students must provide themselves with a geological hammer, hand lens and compass.

Credit Points:

25.0

Coordinator:

Dr C J L Wilson

Prerequisite/s:

Earth Sciences 625-211, 625-212, 625-214.

Timetable:

All Year

Contact:

26 lectures (two a week in first semester), 26 hours practical (two hours a week in first semester) 12 days field work (mainly held in the break between semester one and two)

Objectives:

On completion of this subject, students should:

Comprehend:

  • the geometrical techniques of structural geology;

  • the tectonic processes that may affect metamorphic rocks and ore bodies.

Have developed:

  • the skills in field and laboratory geology which are relevant to the understanding of deformed rocks.

Content:

Topics emphasising geological processes involved in large-scale tectonics. Structural and microstructural methods used to analyse deformed rocks in theory and as applied to metamorphic rocks in the field; processes of brittle and ductile deformation and their analysis in deformed and metamorphosed rocks in the context of their structural evolution. The Broken Hill/Central Australia field class and other short field exercises held during the semester.

Assessment:

A 3-hour written examination and a 3-hour practical examination, or its equivalent in practical class work in the form of reports totalling up to 3000 words. Field work is assessed by written reports and field exercises, up to 20 pages in total. The field report for the Broken Hill/Central Australia field class is prepared in the second semester.

Prescribed Texts:

  • Twiss, RJ, and Moores, EM, Structural Geology, 1992 WH Freeman.
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