GEOL336-11S2 (C) Semester Two 2011

Magmatic Systems and Volcanology

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 11 July 2011
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 24 July 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 9 October 2011

Description

Study of magmatic systems including the nature and origin of igneous materials and links with the physical processes of volcanology.

Learning Outcomes

  • Students successfully completing this course will:
  • Realize the importance of igneous rocks in geology and to society.
  • Identify and classify igneous rocks and their geological environments.
  • Use geochemistry to explain why magma is generated, diversifies and erupts
  • Use geochemical data, thin sections, and maps to reconstruct the magmatic and volcanological histories.

Prerequisites

GEOL232 or GEOL242 plus one additional course from GEOL233 GEOL238 or GEOL243-GEOL245.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Ben Kennedy

Lecturer

Chris Oze

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Laboratory assignments and class participation 25% Laboratory assignments and class participation
Final laboratory test 25% Final laboratory test
Mid-term test - 2 hours 25% Mid-term test - 2 hours in normal laboratory time
Final examination 25% Final examination

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Winter, John D; An introduction to igneous and metamorphic petrology ; 2nd ed; Prentice Hall, 2010.

Other useful books for the laboratory work are:
Shelley, D. Optical mineralogy
Shelley, D. Igneous and metamorphic rocks under the microscope
Deer, W.A., Howie, R.A. and Zussman, J. An introduction to the rock-forming minerals

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $690.00

International fee $3,225.00

* 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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