Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor, Lecturer, practical tutor
Stephen Foley
Contact via 9452
12 Wally's Walk, Room 128
Lecturer/practical tutor
Dorrit Jacob
BD Building level 3.
Jennifer Rowland
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
GEOS207 and (GEOS226 or GEOS272)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit embodies a detailed description of the chemical and mineralogical composition of the crust and uppermost 200 km of the mantle. Themes covered include the composition of the mantle and the melts it can give rise to, the mineralogical makeup and textures of metamorphic crustal rocks, and a characterisation of the assemblages of rocks that are typical for various tectonic environments on the modern and ancient Earth. Emphasis is laid on integrating information from different sub-disciplines of the Earth sciences. Practical work comprises exercises on metamorphic and igneous rocks and builds an understanding of the intimate relationship between geochemistry and petrology.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Quizzes | 15% | No | TBA |
Practical assessments | 30% | No | TBA |
Final examination | 40% | No | Examination period |
Assignment | 15% | No | 08/09/2017 |
Due: TBA
Weighting: 15%
3 quizzes during semester, each worth 5% of total mark
Due: TBA
Weighting: 30%
Practical work done in the three-hour practical classes will be collected in and marked on two occasions.
Marks will be 15% for each practical collected in, totalling 30% for the course.
Whether a given week's practical work will be collected in for marking will be announced at the beginning of the practical session.
Due: Examination period
Weighting: 40%
The examination will consist partly of questions on the material covered in lectures and partly of practical work on microscopy, which will be covered in practicals after the mid-term break.
Due: 08/09/2017
Weighting: 15%
Assignment will consist of (a) a calculation of the compositions and water contents of common metamorphic minerals and (b) an essay about the pressure-temperature stability of these minerals. Background will be covered in the lecture in Week 4.
There is no set textbook for GEOS 344.
The following books have been taken as sources for many graphics used in lectures. Others come from scientific journal publications and will be made available on-line (iLearn) as the course proceeds.
Winter, J.D. (2010) Principles and igneous and metamorphic geology. Pearson education. ISBN-10: 0321592573
Best, M.G. (2003) Igneous and metamorphic petrology. Blackwell. ISBN-10: 1405105887
Bucher, K., Grapes, R. (2011) Petrogenesis of metamorphic rocks. Springer. ISBN-10: 3540741682
Spear, F. S. (1994) Metamorphic phase equilibria and pressure-temperature-time paths. Mineralogical Society of America Monograph. ISBN 0-939950340
Vernon, R. H., Clarke, G.L. (2008) Principles of metamorphic petrology. Cambridge. ISBN-10: 0521871786
Philpotts, A.R., Ague, J.J. (2009) Principles of igneous and metamorphic petrology. Cambridge. ISBN-10: 0521880068
Blatt, H., Tracy, R., Owens, B. (2005) Petrology: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. W.H. Freeman. ISBN-10: 0716737434
Putnis, A. (1992) Introduction to mineral sciences. Cambridge. ISBN-10: 0521429471
Spry, A. (1969) Metamorphic textures. Pergamon Press.
Nesse, W.D. (2011) Introduction to mineralogy. Oxford. ISBN-10: 0199827389
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