Structural geology, tectonics and hydrogeology
Dr David Gray
4 points * 9 hours per week * First semester * Clayton
This subject deals with the description and classification of large scale (folds, faults, joints) and small scale (cleavage, foliation, lineation) structural features of deformed rock sequences. Relationships between the geometry of structures, and applied stress fields. The structural make-up of orogenic belts, the geometry of thrust-belts and extensional terrains in a plate tectonic framework. The hydrologic cycle, principles of groundwater storage and flow, the hydrogeologic environment in Victoria, land degradation and management.
Assessment
Examinations (2 hours): 65% * Practical work/Fieldwork: 35%
Prescribed texts
McClay K R The mapping of geological structures Hallstead Press, 1987