Details of ES4102 (Autumn 2025)
| Level: 4 | Type: Laboratory | Credits: 4.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
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| ES4102 | 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. |
| 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
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| Prerequisite |
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| This course, being a laboratory course, is open for Earth Science major students only. |
| References |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 2 | IP | 3 | Elective |
| 3 | IP | 5 | Not Allowed |
| 4 | MP | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 5 | MP | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 6 | MR | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 7 | MR | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 8 | MS | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 9 | MS | 5 | Not Allowed |
| 10 | MS | 7 | Core |
| 11 | MS | 9 | Not Allowed |
| 12 | RS | 1 | Elective |
| 13 | RS | 2 | Elective |