625-201 Geology of Southeast Australia

Special Requirements: Geological hammer, hand lens and magnet. Students should consult the Earth Sciences web-site for dates, charges for excursions, accommodation and food and other information including safety requirements.

Earth sciences 625-102, or equivalent, is highly recommended.

Topics to be covered include:

• reconstruction of the geological architecture and the geological history of southeast Victoria;

• field identification of geological relationships between rock units, including the timing of emplacement of igneous bodies;

• examination of the Cambrian basalts, the overlying Ordovician and Devonian limestone, sandstone, shale deposits and younger coal measures; characterisation of the deformation features that these units preserve as a result of subsequent tectonic events;

• introduction to the techniques that are used to evaluate the geomorphic evolution and neotectonics of southeast Australia.

At the end of this subject, students will have the skills to:

• identify, describe and evaluate simple geological histories in the field; and

• read and construct geological cross sections.

A written report of up to 2000 words (60%); assessment of field exercises (40%).