EAE2511 - Deep earth processes - 2019

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Science

Organisational Unit

School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Roberto Weinberg

Coordinator(s)

Professor Roberto Weinberg

Unit guides

Offered

Clayton

  • First semester 2019 (On-campus)

Prerequisites

Students must have passed one of EAE1011, EAE1022, ESC1011, ESC1022 or ENG1002

Prohibitions

ESC2122

Synopsis

This unit provides an integrated understanding of processes that build and modify the Earth's crust. This unit uses the broad framework of plate tectonics to define the nature of all major geological environments and processes. The unit deals with where and how mountain belts form, how continents split apart, an introduction to describing structures and their significance, and the origin and evolution of magmatic and metamorphic rocks. These topics are essential for understanding geological processes and therefore the origin of continents and oceans and their hazards and resources.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Interpret geological processes in the context of global tectonic settings and to demonstrate a broad, integrated overview of crustal processes on planet Earth;
  2. Analyse igneous, metamorphic rocks and their deformation (structures);
  3. Interpret tectonic environments from igneous, metamorphosed and deformed rocks;
  4. Reconstruct the link between the variety of rock types and plate tectonics. How mountain-building and continental rifting processes drive processes that give rise to this variety.

Assessment

Assessed practical work: 35%

Field trip assessment: 15%

Examination (2 hours): 50%

Workload requirements

  • Three hours of lectures
  • One 3-hour practical per week
  • One 1-day field-trip

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