GEOL480-06S2 (U) Semester Two 2006 (University Campus)

Geological Evolution of NZ and Antarctica

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 10 July 2006
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2006
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 23 July 2006
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 8 October 2006

Description

Geological Evolution of NZ and Antarctica

The course is built around the geological development of New Zealand and Antarctica and will focus on the evolution of the Pacific sector of the Gondwana margin and its break-up to form the Southern Ocean and the austral continents. The connecting theme will be regional tectonics and an integration of data from magmatic, metamorphic and sedimentary basin histories into a consistent tectonic story. The validity of a range of tectonic and terrane models will be assessed.

The third term will focus on the magmatic rocks of the Pacific margin, particularly their relation to Mesozoic subduction and subsequent break-up of the Gondwana continent. In the final term, the earlier history of the Gondwana margin will be investigated with the aim of discovering how the oldest rocks of New Zealand relate to Paleozoic to those of Antarctica and Australia.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Timetable Note

Meeting times and a detailed timetable will be available by the end of the first semester.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

John Bradshaw

Lecturer

Steve Weaver

Guest Lecturer

Bryan Storey (Gateway Antarctica)

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Abstract and table of contents 30%
Major report 50%
Oral presentation 20%

Course links

Library portal

Notes

Students should revise their knowledge of plate tectonics, igneous petrology and New Zealand geology.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $545.00

* 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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