STRATIGRAPHICAL PRINCIPLES

Course Code

GL 2014

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr M J Hole

Pre-requisites

GL 1005 and GL 1505

Co-requisites

None

Notes

Students with 'A' level Geology or equivalent may be exempt from the GL 1005 prerequisite.
Students who have taken and passed KL 107X or KL 157X or equivalent make take this course subject to prior permission of the course coordinator.

Overview

absolute dating - Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd, U-Pb, K-Ar & Ar-Ar systematics and the treatment of raw data (mineral and whole-rock)

relative timing of geological events from geological maps

basic principles of facies analysis

case studies of integrated used of time, sequencing and interpretative stratigraphical tools based on published geological maps.

Structure

2 two-hour sessions per week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: in-course assessment (60%) - lab work (geochronology calculations and report; map interpretation)
(40%) examination - 1½ hours.

Resit: Original in-course assessment (60%); Examination (40%) - 1½ hours.

Formative Assessment

Informal progress reports on lab work - interim marking of lab-based exercises.
WebCT MCQ tests three times a term.

Feedback

Formative: Verbal report, WebCT
Summative: written feedback normally within 2 weeks of original sumbmission.