GEOL206 Field Mapping and Sedimentology

Updated: 02 June 2010

Unit Information
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Credit Points

Offering

Responsible Campus	Teaching Period	Mode of Study	Online Level
Armidale	Semester 2	Off Campus	B - Internet access required

Intensive School(s)

Start	Finish	Attendance	Notes
13 September 2010	18 September 2010	Mandatory

Supervised Exam

There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.

Pre-requisites

GEOL120 or GEOS1050 (offered at the University of Newcastle) or candidature in a postgraduate award

Co-requisites

None

Restrictions

None

Notes

Quotas apply to this unit: Semester 2: 24 off-campus

Combined Units

None

Coordinator(s)

Nancy Vickery (nvicker2@une.edu.au)

Unit Description

An intensive school consisting of field mapping and practical classes covers topics including an introduction to sedimentary rocks, sedimentary environments - past and present, and stratigraphic principles. Practical classes cover identification of sedimentary rocks and textures in hand specimen and thin section, stratigraphic correlation and an introduction to micropalaeontology. During the field mapping school, students use field mapping tools and techniques, including application of state-of-the-art remotely sensed imagery, and learn to identify sedimentary rocks and geological structures.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Sedimentary Petrology: ISBN: 9780632057351

Tucker, M.E., Blackwell 3rd ed. 2001

Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus

Recommended Material
Optional

Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy: ISBN: 9780131547285

Boggs, S. Jr., Prentice Hall 4th ed. 2006

Note: Previous editions are also excellent resource books.

Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
Atlas of Sedimentary Rocks Under the Microscope: ISBN: 9780582301184

Adams, A.E., MacKenzie, W.S. and Guilford, C., Longman 1984

Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
Sedimentary Rocks in the Field: ISBN: 9780470851234

Tucker, M.E., Wiley 3rd ed. 2003

Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus

Disclaimer

Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.

Assessment

Title	Exam Length	Weight	Mode	No. Words
Practical		10%	Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Practical test

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 3, 4 GA: 1, 2, 4
Report		10%	Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Field Map & Cross Section

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 5 GA: 1, 2, 8
Report		10%	Off Campus	1500
Assessment Notes
Literature report

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 3, 4 GA: 1, 2, 4
Report		20%	Off Campus	2500
Assessment Notes
Field mapping report

Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 3-5 GA: 1, 2, 4

Final Examination	2 hrs	50%	Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 3, 5 GA: 1

Learning Outcomes (LO)

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

perform basic geological field mapping, and interpret simple geological structures, sedimentary and volcanic environments, using modern mapping techniques;
understand and use a range of geological mapping tools including remote sensing and geophysical imagery, clinemeter, and tape and compass;
recognise common sedimentary rocks and be able to interpret common sedimentary environments and sedimentary facies;
identify common sedimentary rock-forming minerals and textures under the microscope;
understand and interpret geological maps.

Graduate Attributes (GA)

	Attribute	Taught	Assessed	Practised
1	Knowledge of a Discipline Students are taught and assessed on the theoretical and practical ( including field methodologies) aspects of sedimentology and mapping.
2	Communication Skills Preparation of assessed written reports, seminar and group discussion. Tutorials on referencing style, seminar presentation, and direction to appropriate UNE Library and UNE Academic Skills Office websites.
3	Global Perspectives Field mapping and sedimentology are broad geological attributes applicable worldwide.
4	Information Literacy Students are encouraged to search for information, in hard copy and online, through Library sources and the internet, and to analyse and critically evaluate this information and to use it ethically. Assessed in written report and seminar.
5	Life-Long Learning Unit will lead students to an interest in field geology in general, and in sedimentary rocks and environments in particular, that will foster further knowledge acquisition.
6	Problem Solving Students undertake geological field mapping, which is an exercise based largely on problem solving. Practical classes comprise many exercises that are based on problem solving.
7	Social Responsibility In field mapping, the students are taught and practice responsibility in working with landowners in rural areas.
8	Team Work Students learn the art of teamwork when working in groups in the field, during preparation of maps and sections, and when discussing work in groups.

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