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EA3510 - Geological Mapping
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
Students must be co-enrolled with EA3511
Detailed mapping of a selected area in the Mount Isa Inlier, interpretation and synthesis of field data (sedimentary, structural, metamorphic, igneous, economic), plotting maps and cross sections, geological report writing.
Learning Outcomes
- develop skills in integrating a wide body of geological data in determining a geological history and writing a field report;
- develop skills in mapping a complex terrain comprised of a variety of lithologies and geological problems;
- develop skills in preparing geological maps and cross sections from data collected in the field.
Subject Assessment
- Written > Field report - (40%) - Individual
- Geological mapping - (60%) - Group & Individual.
| Prerequisites: | AT LEAST 12 CREDIT POINTS OF SUBJECTS AT MINIMUM OF LEVEL 2 INCLUDING EA2220 EA2900 AND EA2300 OR EA3210 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
EA5044 |
Availabilities |
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| Townsville, Study Period 6, Intensive | |
| Census Date 17-Jun-2021 | |
| Face to face teaching 03-Jul-2021 to 20-Jul-2021 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Ioan Sanislav |
| Lecturers: | Dr Ioan Sanislav, Professor Paul Dirks. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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