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Modulecode ModuleTitle Degree/Diploma TypeofModule ModularCredits Prerequisite SG-4304 IgneousPetrogenesis BachelorofScience(Geology) MajorOption 4 TotalstudentWorkload 10 hours/week Contacthours 4 hours/week SG-1203IntroductiontoCrystallographyandMineralogy,SG-2304Igneous andMetamorphicRocks SG-4312IgneousandMetamorphicPetrogenesis Anti-requisite Aims Studentswillbeprovidedwithadvancedinformationonthepetrogeneticissuesfortheformation of igneous rocks. They will understand the processes of the formation of Earth, as well as its evolution from its initial stages till today. They will familiarise themselves with the roles of the thermodynamicsandthegeochemicalprocessesinthemeltingoftheEarth'sMantleandCrust. LearningOutcomes Onsuccessfulcompletionofthismodule,astudentwillbeexpectedtobeableto: Lowerorder: 30% - describetheformationofourSolarSystem - reportthethermodynamiclawsinigneoussystems - understandtheapplicationofthermodynamiclawsonmagmatism Middleorder:50% - investigateandinterprettherelationsoftexturalfeatureswithmagmatism - researchigneousprocessesoflargeregionsonEarthandotherPlanets - explaintheevolutionofEarthincertainregionsandgeologicaltimes - organiseinformationfromscientificpapersandtoanalysetheirdata - investigatemagmaticpetrogeneticreactions Higherorder: 20% - justifythephysicochemicalconditionsfortheevolutionofigneousrocks - applythermodynamiclawsonmagmaticandmetamorphicsystems - readandcomprehendrelevant,professionalpublications ModuleContents - OriginofelementsanmineralsontheEarth - Fundamentalsofthermodynamics;theroleoftheEarth'sMantleasaheatengine - Thephaseleverrulesintheigneoussystems;unary,binary,ternarypetrogeneticsystems - Processesforproductionandevolutionofamagmaandmodelsofmagmaticevolution - Geotectonic,magmaticenvironments Assessment Formative Practicaltests,assignmentsandfeedback assessment Summative Examination:50% assessment Coursework:50% - 1mid-termtest(25%) - 1Practicaltest(25%)
