A course of four lectures per week, with laboratory and field work, through- out the year.
SYLLABUS. (i)
Crystallography, Mineralogy, and Igneous Petrology.
- -Crystallography
on the basis of crystal structure—point-group and space-group symmetry; silicate structures; optical crystallography—a general treatment of crystal optics and their application to the examination of minerals with the single stage polarizing microscope; classification of igneous rocks; principles of petro- genesis of igneous rocks.(ii) Structural Geology. Non-diastrophic structures; mechanical principles of rock deformation; folds; faults; structures of igneous rocks; major crustal structures.
(iii) The Study of Sedimentary Rocks. Origin, transportation, and deposition of sedimentary material; environments of deposition; petrography and petrogenesis of sedimentary rocks.
(iv) Palaeontology. Systematic palaeontology of important Mesozoic and Tertiary groups of invertebrate fossils, excluding the Protozoa ; the graptolites.
(v) Strаtigraphy and Historical Geology. Principles of stratigraphy as illus- trated by flat-lying rocks; historical geology of the Permian, Mesozoic, and Tertiary.
LАВо uvroRУ WORK. Six hours per week. A laboratory charge of $10 which includes the charge for the hire of a petrological microscope, must be paid to the National Bank using a specially stamped bank slip obtained from the Departmental office.
FIELD WORK. Nine days, made up of one week-end excursion, five one-day excursions held on Saturdays during the session, and two days field mapping practice.
A charge to cover bus fares, the amount of which will be posted in the department, must be paid to the National Bank using a specially stamped bank slip obtained from the departmental office.
Воокs. (a) Recommended for preliminary reading:
Students should seek advice on vacation reading at the end of their first year.
(b) Prescribed text-books :
Phillips, F. C.—An Introduction to Crystallography. (Longmans.)
*Kerr, P. F.—Optical Mineralogy. (McGraw-Hill.)
*Woods, H.—Palaeontology. (8th ed., C.U.P.)
*Hatch, F. H., and Rastall, R. 1.—Petrology of the Sedimentary Rocks. (4th ed., Murby.)
*Hills, E. S.—Outlines of Structural Geology. (Methuen.)
*Dunbar, C. 0., and Rodgers, J.—Principles of stratigraphy. (Wiley.) (c) Recommended for reference:
Dana, E. S.—Textbook of Mineralogy. (Wiley.)
Hartshorne, N. H., and Stuart, A.—Crystals and the Polarizing Microscope.
(Arnold.)
Winchell, A. N. Elements of Optical Mineralogy, Part I. (Wiley.) Bloss, F. D. An Introduction to the Methods of Optical Crystallography.
(Holt, Rinehart and Winston.)
Tyrrell, G. W.—Principles of Petrology. (Methuen. ) Hills, E. S. Elements of Structural Geology. (Methuen.) Wahlstrom, E. E. Petrographic Mineralogy. (Wiley.)
Moore, R. C., Lalicker, C. G., and Fischer, A. G.—Invertebrate Fossils.
(McGraw-Hill.)
Pettijohn, F. J —Sedimentary Rocks. (2nd ed., Harper.)
David, T. W. E.—The Geology of the Commonwealth or Australia. (Arnold.) Gignoux, М.—Stratigraphic Geology. (Freeman.)
Geological Survey of Great Britain. Eritish Regional Geology. (H.M.S.O., Lind.)
Journal of the Geological Society of Australia.—Geology of the following Australian States—Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, Tasmania.
Students should make full use of the library in the Geology Department for reference purposes, and help will be given by members of the Staff in the selection of suitable literature.
ЕxwМIxwтiox. Two 3-hour written papers; three 3-hour practical papers.
376. GEOLOGY PART III
A course of four lectures per week, with laboratory and field work, through- out the year.
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цΡLLAВ us. (i) Crystallography, Mineralogy and Petrology.
Goniometry;physical properties
in
relation to crystal structure; introduction to X-ray crystall- ography; chemical classification and petrogenesis of igneous rocks ; petrographic techniques, including the universal stage; clay mineralogy; contact and regional metamorphism.(ii) Palaeontology, Seratigraphy and Historical Geology.
Systematic palaeon- tology of remaining groups of invertebrate fossils; principles of stratigraphy as illustrated by deformed rocks; introduction to tectonics; historical geology of the Palaeozoic.(iii) Economic Geology and Structural Geology.
Geology of metalliferous ore deposits, coal, and petroleum; instrumental prospecting methods. Principles of structural analysis.LABORATORy Woак. Twelve hours per week. A laboratory charge of $10 which includes the charge for the hire of a petrological microscope, must be paid to the National Bank using a specially stamped bank slip obtained from the departmental office.
FIELD WORK. Twelve days, including long excursions normally held during term vacations, and two
days
field mapping practice.Pawnc?. Students are required to undertake a small investigation, involving the geological mapping of an area, followed by relevant laboratory studies and the preparation of a report which may be used in the assessment of the candidate's examination results. The subject of this investigation will normally be allocated at the beginning of the preceding long vacation and the report must be submitted at the beginning of the third term.
Students are advised that experience may be gained during the long vacation through temporary posts with surveys and companies. This may be arranged by the Geology Department on request.
Вooкs. (a) Preliminary reading :
Students intending to enter on Geology Part III are required to consult some member of the Staff as to suitable reading during the long vacation.
(b) Prescribed text-books:
*Dana, E.
S.—Text-Book of Mineralogy.
(Wiley.)Turner, F. J.,
and
Verhoogen,J.—Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology.
(McGraw-Hill.)
*Moore, R. C:, Lalicker, C. G.,
and
Fischer, A.G. Invertebrate Fossils.
(McGraw-Hill.)
(c) Recommended for reference:
Johannsen,
A.-Descriptive Petrology of the Igneous Rocks
(Pts. 1-4).(Chicago U.P.)
Harker,
A.—Metamorphism.
(Methuen.)Wahlstrom, E.
E.-Petrographic Mineralogy.
(Wiley.) Mason,B. Principles of Geochemistry.
(Wiley.)David, T. W.
E.—The Geology of the Commonwealth of Australia.
(Arnold.) Gignoux, М.—Stratigraphic Geology. (Freeman.)Geological Survey of Great Britain—British
Regional Geology.
(H.M.S.O.Lind.)
Journal of, the Geological Society of Australia.
Geology of the following Australian States : Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, Tas- mania.Glaessner, M.
F. Principles of Micropalaeontology.
(M.U.P.)Turner, F. J.,
and
Weiss, L.E.—Structural Analysis of Metamorphic Tectonites.
(McGraw-Hill, 1963.)Phillips, F.
C.—The Use of Stereographic Projection in Structural Geology.
(Arnold.)
Raistrick and Marshall-Nature
and Origin of Coal and Coal Sеams.
(E.U.P.) Lindgren.W.—Mineral Deposits.
(4th ed., McGraw-Hi11.)Edwards, A.
B.—Textures of the Ore Minerals.
(Aus.I.M.M.)Edwards, A. B.
(ed.)—Geology of Australian Ore Deposits. '(Aus.I.M.M.)
McAndrew, J. (ed.)—Geology of Australian Ore Deposits. (2nd ed. Comm.
Min.Met.Congress, Melbourne 1965.)
Dobrin, M. B. Introduction to Geophysical Prospecting. (2nd ed., McGraw- Hill, 1960.)
Levorsen, A. I.—Geology of Petroleum. (2nd ed., Freeman, 1966.) Hills, E. S.-Elements of Structural Geology. (Methuen.)
Students should make full use of the library in the Geology Department for reference purposes, and help will be given by members of the Staff in the selection of suitable literature.
EXAMINATION. Three 3-hour written papers; three 3-hour practical papers.