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EA3511 - Field Techniques in Geology
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
Must co-enrol in EA3510
Detailed mapping of a selected area of the Mt Isa Inlier, interpretation and synthesis of field data (sedimentary, structural, metamorphic, igneous and 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 Map - (60%) - Group & Individual.
| Prerequisites: | EA2220 AND EA2900 AND (EA2300 OR EA3210) and EA3510 AND ALLOW CONCURRENT FOR EA3510 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
EA5045 |
Availabilities |
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| Townsville, Study Period 7, Intensive | |
| Census Date 07-Jul-2022 | |
| Face to face teaching 02-Jul-2022 to 19-Jul-2022 | |
| 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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