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Download Module code SG-2302 Module Title Structural Geology Degree
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Modulecode SG-2302 ModuleTitle StructuralGeology Degree/Diploma BachelorofScience(Geology) TypeofModule MajorOption ModularCredits 4 TotalstudentWorkload 10 hours/week Contacthours 6 hours/week Prerequisite None Anti-requisite SG-2201StructuralGeology Aims Thismoduleaimstoprovidefundamentaltheoretical,andpracticalknowledgeabouttheEarth’s structures,origin,anddeformation.Itinvolvesstudyofdeformationmechanisms,andpatternsfrom microscopicscale(e.g.grainsorwithingrains)toglobalscale(e.g.Earth'scrustorlithosphericplate). StudentswillvisitgeologicaloutcropsinBruneitounderstandthelocalstructures,andtheirtectonic significance. The association of hydrocarbons with tectonic, and gravitational structures will be discussed,withparticularreferencetolocalexamples. LearningOutcomes Onsuccessfulcompletionofthismodule,astudentwillbeexpectedtobeableto: Lowerorder: 30% - understandthebasicgeologicalstructures - describeandclasificydeformationpatterns - describedeformation(stress,strain)andthemechanicalpropertiesofrocks Middleorder:60% - analysedeformationmechanismsfromoutcropsandrockmicrostructures - thediscriminatebetweenbrittleandductiledeformation explorethekinematicsignificanceoffabricsinrocks interpretcomplexgeologicalstructures investigateregional,andglobalstructuresandtheirtectonicsignificance Higherorder: 10% - synthesisebrittleandductilestructuraldata - correlateandpresentthecomplexstructureswithhydrocarbonpotential ModuleContents - FundamentalconceptsofStructuralGeology,forces,stresses,deformationandstrain - StereographicProjections - Rheology-stress-strainrelationships - Brittle(joints,veins,faultsandfaulting)andductiledeformation(foldingandfoldtypes) - Geologicalstructuralmappingandprincipaltectonicregimes;balancedcrosssection Assessment Formative assessment Practicaltests,assignmentsandfeedback Summative assessment Examination:50% Coursework:50% - 1individualfieldassignment(20%) - 1groupproject(20%)
