GEOL232-06S1 (U) Semester One 2006 (University Campus)

Earth Materials

11 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 20 February 2006
End Date: Sunday, 2 July 2006
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 5 March 2006
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 28 May 2006

Description

Lectures comprise an overview and classification of igneous and metamorphic rocks and environments, discussion of mineral and rock-forming processes, and theoretical background to laboratory microscope work. Laboratory classes will provide experience in the recognition and interpretation of common rocks and minerals using the polarizing microscope.

Students successfully completing this course will be able to identify the common rock forming minerals in thin section, and classify the common igneous and metamorphic rocks. All laboratory work will involve the use of the polarising microscope, the fundamental tool of petrology. The accompanying lectures cover some of the principles of mineralogy and petrology and optical crystallography, which is the theoretical basis of the microscope work.

What the course entails:
Two lectures and one practical class per week.

What you need for this course:
The required Prerequisites for GEOL232 are GEOL111 "Planet Earth" and GEOL112 "Understanding Earth History", or, with HOD permission, GEOL111 "Planet Earth" and GEOL113 "Environmental Geohazards" or GEOL114 "Geoarchaeology: Peopling the Pacific".

What this course gets you into:
GEOL232 is recommended preparation for GEOL235 and GEOL236, a prerequisite for GEOL336 "Magmatic Systems and Volcanology", and it may partly satisfy the prerequisites for GEOL337 and GEOL338.

Prerequisites

GEOL111 and GEOL112 (GEOL113 or GEOL114 may be substituted for either of these provided a candidate has attained an overall B grade in GEOL 100 level courses, or
a standard which is acceptable to the HOD).

Timetable Note

Laboratories will be held in Room 221 (200 Level Laboratory Level 2 Geological Sciences), Stream A from 1.00-3.30 pm and Stream B from 3.30-6.00 pm on Wednesdays.

Course Coordinator

Jim Cole

Lecturers

Robert Bolhar and Aaron Stallard

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Final Examination 40%
Practical Test 05 Apr 2006 30%
Practical Test 31 May 2006 30%


The first of the practical tests is to provide experience of a test and give feed back. If a student does better in the second test, that mark will be weighted at 60%.

Course links

Library portal

Notes

Relation of GEOL232 to Other Courses
GEOL232 is a prerequisite for GEOL336 Magmatic Systems and Volcanology.
GEOL232 can also partially satisfy the corequisite or prerequisite requirements of GEOL230, GEOL231, GEOL333, GEOL337, GEOL338, GEOL351 and GEOL352.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $400.00

International fee $1,770.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Geological Sciences .

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