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Building Earth: Rocks, Minerals, Magmas (GEOL20003)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Overview
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This subject will explore the many ways in which the Earth makes rocks as an exhaust product of tectonic processes, leaving traces of those processes in rock mineralogies and textures. With an emphasis on practical skills - the observation and interpretation of rocks in the laboratory and field - it will build on the mineralogy and field skills learnt in Level 1 and earlier Level 2 subjects. It will demonstrate the petrological observations that underlie familiar geological principles, and show how the Earth's chemistry affects its behaviour. This subject is a prerequisite for many Geology subjects at Level 3
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Explain where, how and why igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks are formed
- Describe and categorize igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks in hand specimen and thin section, with reference to standard classification schemes
- Explain igneous and metamorphic rocks as products of the drive towards thermodynamic equilibrium.
- Form hypotheses about the conditions of rock formation based on observed mineralogy and texture
- Discuss the links between rock formation and planetary tectonic processes.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should have developed the following generic skills:
- Skills in observing, categorising and recording data
- Problem-solving skills
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Collaboration and team-work skills
- Time and workload management skills
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
At least one of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EVSC10001 | The Global Environment | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ERTH10002 | Understanding Planet Earth | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOL20002 | Earth Structure, Geophysics, Geodynamics | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
OR
Admission into the MC-GEOSC Master of Geoscience
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Individual field report, written through field work that may be conducted collaboratively
| During the field trip in in the non-teaching week, with report due two weeks after the trip | 25% |
Three equally weighted practical reports (individually written, though lab work may be conducted collaboratively)
| During scheduled practical classes in Weeks 3, 6 and 12 | 35% |
Theory exam
| During the examination period | 40% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Eleanor Green Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 2 x one hour lectures per week; 1 x two hour practical class per week; 1 x 3 days of fieldtrip work, conducted in Western Victoria during the mid-semester break. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023 Census date 31 August 2023 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2023 Assessment period ends 17 November 2023
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours
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Additional delivery details
This subject includes a field trip. Students should consult the School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences website for field trip dates, associated costs and safety requirements: https://sgeas.unimelb.edu.au/study/field-trips
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Recommended texts and other resources
Cornelis Klein and Anthony Philpotts, Earth Materials. Cambridge University Press (2017), Second Edition. ISBN 978-1-316-60885-2
- Subject notes
This subject is available for science credit to students enrolled in the BSc (both pre-2008 and new degrees), BASc or a combined BSc course.
Previously known as 625-222 Minerals and Magmas (prior to 2009)
Special Requirements: Geological hammer, hand lens and magnet.
- Incidental costs
This subject involves a 3-day field trip and costs are levied for this, $300 is an indicative cost and will be confirmed prior to the beginning of the teaching semester. More information can be found via the Earth Sciences website: https://earthsci.unimelb.edu.au/study/field-trips
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Breadth Track Earth's Structure - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024