GEOE 235 Gen & Char Solid Earth Mtls Units: 4.00
Macroscopic and microscopic characterization of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Processes by which rocks are formed and transformed, and influence of genesis on shape, distribution, and rock-mass character of rock bodies. Engineering implications and consequences of rock-forming processes for mineral exploration and production, fossil-fuel exploration and production, and engineering site investigation.
(Lec: 3, Lab: 1, Tut: 0)
(Lec: 3, Lab: 1, Tut: 0)
Requirements: Prerequisites: GEOE 232 or permission of instructor
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Offering Term: W
CEAB Units:
Mathematics 0
Natural Sciences 28
Complementary Studies 0
Engineering Science 20
Engineering Design 0
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Identify and describe igneous and metamorphic rocks and their structures in the hand samples and in microscopic thin section investigation.
- Demonstrate (orally and in writing) the processes of formation of igneous and metamorphic rocks.
- Implement the relations between magmatism/ volcanism/ metamorphism and plate tectonics.
- Classify igneous and metamorphic rocks properly in hand specimen and thin section.
- Identify and compare specific igneous and metamorphic processes involved in the formation of the rock examined through careful analysis of its mineralogical composition and texture.
- Understand and summarize the evolution of the crust and mantle.
- Produce microscope observations in a laboratory and reduce the data obtained to interpret the formation of rocks.