(1) GEOL230; (2) GEOL231; (3) 44 points from other GEOL 200-level courses

14 points from any papers in GEOL331-GEOL338 offered in the same semester.

Course Coordinator / Lecturers

Kari Bassett and Catherine Reid

Lecturers

Ben Kennedy and Uwe Ring

Assessment

Assessment of both Oamaru and Westport field work is 100% internal and details of component exercises will be issued in pre-trip briefings.

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Boggs, Sam; Principles of sedimentology and stratigraphy ; 4th ed; Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006.

Powell, Derek; Interpretation of geological structures through maps : an introductory practical manual ; Longman Scientific & Technical ;, 1992.

Prothero, Donald R. , Schwab, F. L; Sedimentary geology : an introduction to sedimentary rocks and stratigraphy ; W.H. Freeman, 1996.

Notes

Field class dates and locations are preliminary and may be modified due to changing staff or conditions but are tentatively as follows:
Oamaru – 14-21 April 2009
Westport 16-23 April 2009
Students choose between the Oamaru and Westport trips.

This trip to Westport focuses on the Cretaceous history of Gondwana breakup and the development of the New Zealand land by examining metamorphic core complex deformation and associated basin deposits leading up into the Tertiary sequence and coal basins. The hard-rock component of the fieldtrip will focus on the geometry of core-complex deformation and major differences between both ends of the Paparoa core complex.

The course fee payable at enrolment includes $32 towards travel, accommodation and equipment. Meals (breakfast, packed lunch, dinner) will be provided at the field venue and will be charged separately at the rate of $15 per day.
All students must read the Field safety guide and abide by it. You must complete and sign the final page of the field safety guide and return this page only to the office (Room 334).

Essential equipment
Students will be expected to have a geological hammer, hand lens, grain size comparator, a plastic bag to protect map board and note-book. A personal first aid kit is essential for field safety. Safety glasses will be available from Room 108A. Boots and a sleeping bag are necessary as is adequate clothing for a range of weather conditions.

You must bring sharp pencils including a hard (2H) pencil for map work, a strong compact field notebook, pencil sharpener, ruler, protractor, pens, coloured pencils, tape measure or folding meter stick.
The department will provide maps, map boards, compass-clinometer and HCl bottles.

A more detailed list of requirements will be issued prior to the field trip, along with a general briefing on the content of the programme in laboratory time.

For reasons of safety, students will commonly work in pairs or in small groups and will generate common data. While discussion within a pair or group is valuable, it is important that you form your own conclusions and can justify them. Whilst there may be a degree of collaboration in producing the field data, the interpretive maps and sections should be your own. Students are reminded that plagiarism (i.e. direct copying and submission of another's work) is unethical and will be penalised.

Indicative Fees

* 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.