GEOL3001

GEOL3001: Tectonics and the Dynamic Earth

Science and Engineering

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The mechanical, thermal and chemical structure of the earth. Lithospheric plates, and the driving mechanism for their relative movement. Evolution and dynamics of the Earth's core and mantle. Rifting, stretching and loading of continental crust, continental margins, ocean tectonics, mid ocean ridges, mantle plumes and continental flood basalts. Subduction zone and arc mechanics, magmatism, metamorphism and sedimentary basins. Collisional orogens, granites, channel flow and exhumation. Craytons, mobile belts and tectonic processes in Precambrian and Phanerozoic orogens. Continental growth through time. Palaeomagnetism, plate reconstruction and the supercontinent cycle.

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Unit Details

Credits25

Contact Hours3 Weekly

Result TypeGrade/Mark

AreaSchool of Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS) (1152)

Field of Education010703 Geology

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Tuition Pattern

Lecture1 x 2 hours weekly
Science Laboratory1 x 1.5 hour weekly

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GEOL2011v1Petrology

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