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Research School of Earth Sciences · ANU College of Science and Medicine
Do you want to learn how to recognise and interpret rocks in the field and laboratory? In this course you will learn about basic geological concepts around the formation, evolution and deformation of rocks and geological structures in the solid earth. It will be divided into three sections; (i) sedimentology (ii) geological structures and (iii) igneous and metamorphic petrology. Part (i) deals with the formation of sedimentary rocks over a variety of depositional environments. Part (ii) is concerned with recognition and interpretation of basic geological structures such as faults and folds. Part (iii) covers the formation of magmas, igneous rocks and rock-forming silicate minerals, and the mineralogy and textures of metamorphic rocks.
In class assessment during practicals
Learning outcomes 1, 6
Assignments completed outside class
Learning outcomes 5, 6, 7
Field based assessment
Learning outcomes 2, 3, 4, 8
Final practical examination
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
The expected workload will consist of approximately 130 hours throughout the semester including: - Face-to face component which may consist of 1 x 1 and 1 x 2 hour lectures, plus 1 x 3-4 hour practical per week - An additional six day field trip will take place during the mid-semester break. - Approximately 30 hours of self-study which will include preparation for lectures, presentations and other assessment tasks. Other Information Over the first week of the mid semester teaching break (usually in April) we will spend six nights mapping at Wee Jasper. As an indication, this field trip cost students $500 in 2019. Fieldtrip payments can be made via Scienceshop .
No prescribed texts Preliminary Reading Winter, J.: Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Prentice Hall Gill, R.C.O: Igneous Rocks & Processes, Wiley-Blackwell Klein, C & Philpotts, A: Earth Materials — Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology. Cambridge