2009 Course Handbook
GEOS230: Field and Laboratory Studies in Geoscience
Field trip: 19 to 23 September 2009.
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.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 4 |
| When Offered: | D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Nathan Daczko, Dr Richard Flood |
| Prerequisites: | GEOS115 or GEOS224 or GEOS266 or GEOS226 |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | GEOS254, GEOS255 |
| Unit Designations: |
Technology
Science |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences |
Timetable Information
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