2007 Handbooks

Field Trip: 25 to 30 September

This unit uses projects integrated with lectures and laboratory classes to develop the theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience needed to map, describe and interpret rocks in the field and the laboratory. Field studies will involve remote sensing methods, conventional air photo interpretation and ground-based observations of rock types, rock structures and the relationship between geology and topography. Laboratory studies will include the preparation of materials for optical and x-ray diffraction studies and the identification of minerals using these methods. One project will involve the analysis of suitable materials that are of particular interest to each student (eg volcanic rocks, building stones, ores and weathered rocks.)

The compulsory field trip will be used to generate individual student projects that involve both analysis of field observations and additional laboratory studies.