EMSC2014 Surficial Processes, Source to Sink
Later Year Course
| Offered By | RSES Admin |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Earth and Marine Science |
| Offered in | First Semester, 2009 and First Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
The weathering of rocks, and the development of regolith/soils will be covered in the first part of this course. Sediments, cations and anions will be tracked through various depositional environments, from rivers, to deserts, to marginal marine environments and the deep sea. Fundamental concepts for deciphering depositional environments such as sedimentary textures and structures are included early in the course. The course will finish with a treatment of modern stratigraphic disciplines: lithostratigraphy, magnetostratigraphy, seismic stratigraphy, chronostratigraphy and geologic time. Laboratory: Practical work will be designed to help students recognise sedimentary structures in hand specimen and microscopic thin section. Students will be taught to recognise depositional environments in the field during a field trip to the NSW south. |
| Learning Outcomes |
On satisfying the requirements of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to: 1. Observe and recognise sedimentary depositional environments from outcrops, cores and diagrams.2. Understand stratigraphic methods. 3. Describe the debates and history of the early thinkers in Geology and how that has influenced modern Earth Science. 4. Understand fundamental weathering processes. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Assessment will be based on:
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| Workload |
A maximum of 39 hours of lectures/tutorials and 26 hours of laboratory classes. |
| Areas of Interest | Earth and Marine Sciences |
| Requisite Statement |
At least one first year EMSC, GEOL or CHEM course |
| Incompatibility | GEOL2014 |
| Majors/Specialisations | Archaeology Practice |
| Science Group | B |
| Academic Contact | Dr Bradley Opdyke |
The information published on the Study at ANU 2009 website applies to the 2009 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2008 website.
