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 625-312 Field Geology

Note

Special Requirements: Geological hammer, hand lens and magnet. Consult the departmental notice board for dates, charges for excursions, accommodation and food, which will be fixed as early as possible in the first semester.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

2

Coordinator

Dr M Wallace

Corequisites

Earth sciences 625-302

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

Eight days of field work

Subject Description

Students undertake field mapping in undeformed and mildly deformed sedimentary and volcanic sequences; and field investigations of mineral deposits and their host sequences. This field course complements other subject areas and will give students a range of experience in topics like regional geology, stratigraphy and rock relationships in the field, and mineral and rock identification in the field.

Assessment

Assessment of field work totalling up to 20 pages.



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