Exams and Learning Aims

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EA2303: Sedimentary facies and environments

Syllabus

-Physical and chemical weathering.

-Sediment transport processes.

-Siliciclastic and volcaniclastic grains, minerals and granulometrics.

-Diagenesis.

-Sedimentary basins, tectonics and sediments.

-Coastal, marine, fluvial, arid, deltaic, volcanic and glacial sedimentary environments.

-Interpreting sedimentary environments from sedimentary structures and logs using facies analysis and Walther’s Law.

-Lithostratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy.

-Ichnofossils, taphonomy, biostratigraphy and reef palaeoecology.

-Carbonate grains, classification, cement, diagenesis and facies belts.

Essential Reading and Resource List

Tucker, M.E., 2001. Sedimentary Petrology: An Introduction. Blackwell. [hard copy and e-book in our library]

Tucker, M.E. and Wright, V.P., 1990. Carbonate Sedimentology. Blackwell. [hard copy and e-book in our library]

Nichols, G., 2009. Sedimentology and Stratigraphy. Wiley-Blackwell. [hard copy and e-book in our library]

Brenchley, P.J. and Harper, D.A.T., 1998. Palaeoecology. Chapman & Hall. [hard copy in our library]

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EA2305: Structural Geology and Geophysical Investigation

Syllabus

- The importance of geometry: planes and lines.

- Geophysics as a tool

- Seismics

- Description and interpretation of folds

- Fabrics: foliations and lineations, relations between fabrics, folds, and basic strain regimes

- Shear Zones, mylonites, shear sense, fabrics in shear zones

- Magnetics. Principles of Earth magnetism, magnetic methods

- Description and characterisation of faults, including measuring displacement and recognising faults in the field and in geophysical data

- Fractures, joints, veins and stylolites; relations between small and large structures

- Intrusions. Geometry of intrusions. Factors affecting geometry and intrusion mechanisms

- Gravity. Principles and practice.

- Case Studies of convergent, divergent, and strike-slip settings

Essential Reading and Resource List

Fossen, H. Structural Geology. 2nd Edition Cambridge University Press ISBN 9780511774959

https://librarysearch.cardiff.ac.uk/permalink/f/tugtad/44CAR_ALMA51156643620002420

THE EXCELLENT E-LEARNING MODULES: https://folk.uib.no/nglhe/StructuralGeoBookEmodules.html

Kearey, P., Brooks, M. and Hill, I. 3rd Ed, An Introduction to Geophysical Exploration, Wiley, ISBN 978-0632049295 https://librarysearch.cardiff.ac.uk/permalink/f/3go6c4/44CAR_ALMA5185083310002420

Background Reading and Resource List

The excellent series of educational resources from Leeds University, free to all:

The Dynamic Earth

Learn Structure

Virtual field Trips

http://www.see.leeds.ac.uk/research/igt/faultzone/teaching.htm

Maps and cross section resources

Topographic and geologic cross sections

http://www.iupui.edu/~geogdept/g108/lab_3.htm

Very basic information about topographic contours

Useful Geophysics Text-books

Milsom, J., and Eriksen, A, Field Geophysics, Wiley 4th ed. 2011, ISBN 978-6613372864.

Mussett, A.E. and Khan, M.A. Looking into the Earth, Cambridge University Press, 2000, ISBN 978-0521785747

Dentith M.C and Mudge, S. T., Geophysics for the Mineral Exploration Geoscientist, Cambridge University Press 2014, ISBN 978-0521809511.

Additional structural geology textbooks

Bennison, G. M., Olver, P.A., and Moseley, K.A., An introduction to geological structures and maps, Hodder Education, 8th Edition 2011, ISBN 978-1444112122 (Somewhat basic, but good for revising Year 1 material)

Park, R.G., Foundations of Structural Geology, Routledge, 3rd Edition 2009, ISBN 978-0748758029

Pollard, D.D. and Martel, S.J., Structural Geology: A Quantitative Introduction, Cambridge University Press, 1st Edition 2020, ISBN 978-1-107-03506-5.

Van der Pluijm, B., and Marshak, S, Earth Structure: An Introduction to Structural Geology and Tectonics, W.W. Norton, 2nd Edition 2004, ISBN 978-039392467X.

Geophysics and General Structural Geology Resources:

1. Amazingly instructive short videos of deformation analogues http://www.youtube.com/user/StrucGeology

2. USGS. Excellent basic educational material, mainly in geophysics/tectonics: https://education.usgs.gov/undergraduate.html

One of the major stereoplotting programs:

Stereonet3D - Nestor Cardozo:

http://www.ux.uis.no/~nestor/work/programs.html

This is a superb and easy to use program for macs. Free from the Apple Store

Stereonet 11 Rick Allmendinger: http://www.geo.cornell.edu/geology/faculty/RWA/programs/stereonet.html

This is a mac or windows version of the above, with similar excellent properties.

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EA2306: Applied Environmental and Resource Geology

Syllabus

Module outline - resource economics and sustainability

Introduction to hydrogeology

Quaternary and engineering geology

Mining and quarrying and the social licence to exploit resources

Environmental geophysics and geochemistry

Assessing and investigating environmental impacts

Resources, plates and processes

Introduction to oil and gas formation and extraction

Introduction to seismic interpretation and geophysical exploration in the hydrocarbon industry

Orthomagmatic mineral deposits and impacts of smelting

Volcanic hosted massive sulphide deposits and acid mine drainage issues

Sediment hosted mineralisation (sedex, MVT) and management of tailings

Gold deposits and cyanide contamination

Porphyry Cu-Mo deposits and global Cu resources

Sn-W deposits, arsenic contamination and radon issues

Coal, iron ores and their legacy in South Wales

Contaminated land and water

Remediation strategies

Essential Reading and Resource List

Ridley J.(2013) Ore Deposit Geology, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-1-107-02222-5

Robb, L. (2005) Introduction to Ore Forming Processes, Blackwell Publishing, ISBN 0-632-06378-5

Kesler, E. and Simon, A.C. (2015) Mineral Resources, Economics and the Environment, Cambrdge University Press, ISBN 9781139871426

Selley, R.C. (1998) Elements of Petroleum Geology. 2nd edition. Academic Press, London.