Details of ES3103 (Autumn 2015)
Level: 3 | Type: Laboratory | Credits: 3.0 |
Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
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ES3103 | Structural Geology Laboratory | Kathakali Bhattacharyya |
Preamble |
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Introduction: This course is designed to provide a hands-on training on various techniques of modern structural geology that are used to solve real geologic problems.
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Syllabus |
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Course Content: Attitude measurement, Interpretation of contour maps, Attitude calculations, Geometric methods: Dimension calculations; Introduction to Stereographic Projections; Introduction to interpretations of geologic maps; Stereographic Poles & Rotations; Calculation of layer attitudes in drill holes; Fault problems; Equal area projections & structural analysis; Folds & Downplunge projection; Kink & Busk methods for fold profile construction; Microstructures |
Prerequisite |
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Prerequisite: ES2202 (Basic Structural Geology & Tectonics); Students opting for this course should also register for Advanced Structural Geology |
References |
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Textbooks
1. Structural Geology by R.J. Twiss and E. M. Moores Publisher: W.H. Freeman & Company, 2007 2. Basic Methods of Structural Geology by S. Marshak and G. Mitra Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1988 3. Structural Geology--- Donal M. Ragan (Second Edition) 4. The techniques of Modern Structural Geology volume 1 by J.G. Ramsay & M. Huber Publisher: Academic Press Limited, 1997 5. Microtectonics by C.S. Passchier and R. A. J. Trouw |
Course Credit Options
Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
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1 | IP | 1 | Elective |
2 | IP | 3 | Not Allowed |
3 | MR | 1 | Not Allowed |
4 | MR | 3 | Not Allowed |
5 | MS | 5 | Core |
6 | RS | 1 | Elective |
7 | RS | 2 | Elective |