2009 Course Handbook
GEOS386: Global Tectonics
Integrated geophysical, petrological and stratigraphic methodologies are used to explore global tectonics. Recent advances in the understanding of the structure, composition and history of the lithosphere and the asthenosphere are presented. Continental reconstructions through time as inferred from geophysical, palaeomagnetic, palaeontological and geological evidence are discussed. Plate tectonics, supercycles and recent developments in the understanding of mantle/lithosphere dynamics are applied to the billion year tectonic history of Australia and its neighbours in Gondwaland.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 5 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Dr Mark Lackie, Dr Craig O'Neill |
| Prerequisites: | GEOS260 and GEOS268 |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | GEOS385 |
| Unit Designations: |
Technology
Science |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences |
Timetable Information
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