Geology 3rd Year Field Courses (U01763)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 9 ? Acronym : GEO-3-GFC

Geology and GPG students will go to either Mull or Kinlochleven, plus Spain. EG students will go to Jamaica.

Mull: An integration of the Archaean to Recent geological history of Mull, and the construction of a rock-relation diagram. Topics covered will include: Lewisian gneiss; structural geology of deformed Moine schists; Caledonian granite; Mesozoic sedimentary rocks; Tertiary plutonic and extrusive igneous rocks.

Kinlochleven: Structural mapping exercise in deformed Dalradian metamorphic rocks; Caledonian plutonics and extrusives.

Jamaica: A two-week trip based at Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory on the north shore of Jamaica. Field studies will include coral reef ecology and geomorphology, coastal oceanographic processes, and stream and groundwater sampling and analyses, as well as trips to investigate Jamaica's bauxite mining industry, the geology of the igneous Central inlier region, and karst processes in the Cockpit Country.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Sedimentology A

? Costs : Jamaica - £620 contribution per student (2005 rate).

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Earth Science, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The Mull and Kinlochleven trips are designed to improve the skills you may need for your independent mapping project, and to illustrate ductile deformation and a range of igneous phenomena. Although both cover a similar range of material, the Kinlochleven trip is weighted towards structural mapping and the Mull trip towards interpreting rocks at outcrop. The courses will both be useful for your mapping project, but if you choose to map in a deformed metamorphic terrain you should go to Kinlochleven and you should also tkae the 'Metamorphic Petrology & Structure' course.