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- GEOL1001 Earth Materials
- GEOL1002 From Petrology to Petrogenesis
- GEOL1003 History of Life
- GEOL1004 Dynamic Earth
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- GEOL1013 The Earth
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- GEOL1015 Geology of Planetary Bodies
- GEOL2004 Chemistry of Earth Environments
- GEOL2008 Vertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution
- GEOL2009 Surface Processes & Structures
- GEOL2010 Igneous Petrology
- GEOL2012 Metamorphism
- GEOL2014 Global Geophysics
- GEOL2016 Atmosphere, Weather & Climate
- GEOL2010 Igneous Petrology
- GEOL2026 Maps, Images and Structures
- GEOL2027 Structural Geology and Tectonics
- GEOL3003 Geodynamics & Global Tectonics
- GEOL3011 Geosciences Report
- GEOL3030 Field Methods in Active Tectonics
- GEOL3036 Biodiversity and Macroevolutionary Patterns
- GEOL3038 Experimental Methods in Water-Rock Interaction
- GEOL3039 Physics of Oceans, Ice Sheets and Climate
- GEOL3040 Crustal Dynamics, Mountain Building & Basin Evolution
- GEOL3042 Geological/Environmental Mapping Project
- GEOL3043 Earth Resources & Sustainability
- GEOLM002 Earthquake Seismology & Earthquake Hazards
- GEOLM003 Earth & Planetary System Science
- GEOLM006 Earth & Planetary Materials
- GEOLM008 Physical Volcanology & Volcanic Hazard
- GEOLM010 Tectonic Geomorphology
- GEOLM012 Palaeoclimatology
- GEOLM018 Palaeoceanography
- GEOLM021 Melting and Volcanism
- GEOLM022 Hydrogeology and Groundwater Resources
- GEOLM037 Deep Earth & Planetary Modelling
- GEOLM905 Independent MSci Project
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Planetary Geology: An Introduction
A second edition of Planetary Geology: An Introduction book will be published by Dunedin Academic Press at the end of June 2013 More...
GEOLM006 Earth & Planetary Materials
AIMS
To introduce the student to advanced topics in crystallography and mineral physics; i.e., the structures and properties of Earth and planetary materials.
OUTCOMES
Part 1: Knowledge and understanding of the techniques of X-ray and neutron diffraction; and
Part 2: Either
a) The application of these methods, and the use of crystal physics, to the determination of thermoelastic and structural properties of Earth and planetary forming materials;
or
b) the structures and properties of minerals in surface environments and their environmental and economic importance;
or
c) the structures and properties of rock-forming minerals and their applications in geology, e.g. phase equilibria, geobarometry, etc.
CONTENT
The course has a common first-half which provides an introduction to the methods of crystallography and crystal structure determination. This is followed by one of three streams covering either: (a) crystal physics and its applications to Earth and Planetary forming materials, (b) structures and properties of environmental minerals, such as clays and zeolites, or (c) applications of mineralogy to rock-forming minerals.
| Title |
Earth and Planetary Materials |
| UG Code |
GEOLM006 |
| Coordinator |
Dr. Ian Wood |
| Other Contributors |
Prof G.D. Price (for Part 2c), Dr K.S. Knight (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory) and Dr. A.D. Fortes. |
| Term |
1 |
| Credit | 0.5 CU |
| Written Exam |
60% |
| Coursework |
40% Those taking parts 2b or 2c will be required to write an extended essay (32% of the total mark for the course). |
| Pre-Requisites |
GEOL1001 Earth Materials is highly desirable, but not essential. |
| Maths & Stats Content and Requirement | Graphical, as opposed to algebraic, methods will be used wherever possible and all necessary mathematical concepts will be explained during the course. Thus, without loss of fundamental rigour, the material is readily accessible to geology students with limited mathematical background. |
| Total Number of Hours of Student Work | 188 hours |
| Hours of Lectures/Seminars | 16 (for Part 1): 8 (for Part 2a) |
| Hours of Practicals/Problem Classes | 10 (for Part 1): 4 (for Part 2a) |
| Hours of Tutorials |
4 (for either Part 2b or Part 2c) |
| Days of Fieldwork | 0 |
| Other | None |
 Annual Monitoring |
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| Categorizing Student Performance Levels |
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