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 due at the end of the subject (60%); assessment of field exercises during the subject (40%).