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Program: BScHons Geologie

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Code Faculty
02240142 Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappe
Credits Duration
Duur van studie: 1 jaar Totale krediete: 135

Programinligting

Hierdie inligting is slegs in Engels beskikbaar.

Hierdie inligting is slegs in Engels beskikbaar

Renewal of registration

  1. Subject to exceptions approved by the Dean, on the recommendation of the head of department, and in the case of distance education where the Dean formulates the stipulations that will apply, a student may not sit for an examination for the honours degree more than twice in the same module.
  2. A student for an honours degree must complete his or her study, in the case of full-time students, within two years and, in the case of after-hours students, within three years of first registering for the degree and, in the case of distance education students, within the period stipulated by the Dean. Under special circumstances, the Dean, on the recommendation of the head of department, may give approval for a limited extension of this period.

In calculating marks, General Regulation G.12.2 applies.

Apart from the prescribed coursework, a research project is an integral part of the study.

Toelatingsvereistes

'n BSc-graad in Geologie met 'n gemiddeld van 60% vir al die geologie modules op derde vlak. In die keuringsprosedure sal die kandidaat se volledige voorgraadse akademiese rekord oorweeg word. Die poste beskikbaar is beperk tot 25 en kandidate wat deur middel van hul voorgraadse graad vinniger gevorder het, sal voorkeur kry. Buite aansoekers en diegene met 'n ongewone graad struktuur kan na insae van hul akademiese rekords en met die diskresie van die departementshoof toegelaat word.

Slaag met lof

The BScHons degree is awarded with distinction to a candidate who obtains a weighted average of at least 75% in all the prescribed modules and a minimum of 65% in any one module.

Minimum krediete: 135

Kernmodules

  • Module-inhoud:

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    Physical properties of rocks and minerals: porosity and permeability; density; magnetic properties; natural radioactivity; elastic properties; seismic wave attenuation; thermal properties; electrical properties. Basic principles and applications of various geophysical techniques: gravity, magnetic, resistivity, electromagnetic, seismic and radiometric techniques. Principles of basin analysis; controls on sea level change; subsurface analytical methods; basin mapping methods; subsidence analysis (decompaction and sediment loading, subsidence curves); sequence stratigraphy; sedimentation systems in different basin types; Precambrian basins.

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  • Module-inhoud:

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    Systematic review of major metallic and non-metallic ore types and examples in South Africa and world-wide; ore type models (geometry, size, geodynamic setting, grade, chemistry/mineralogy). Controlling legislation and infrastructural requirements for mining.  . Mining methods: open cast and underground. Metallurgical treatment, metallurgical plants and waste disposal. Pollution, acid drainage and acid rain.

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  • Module-inhoud:

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    Precambrian crustal evolution.  Precambrian plate tectonics.  Precambrian evolution of the African plate (Eburnean, Kibaran and Pan-African events).  Phanerozoic evolution to the African plate; global examples of tectonics as a continental crustal source.  Determination of deformational history of crustal rocks; determination of palaeostress conditions in ancient crustal rocks.  Practical experience of structural analysis and determination of deformational history.

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  • Module-inhoud:

    *Hierdie inligting is slegs in Engels beskikbaar.

    Interpretation and application of advanced petrogenetic tools: the Rb/Sr and Sm/Ndisotopic systems, quantitative interpretation of binary and ternary phase diagrams, assimilation-fractional crystallisation – partial melting. Abundance of elements in the crust, crust-forming models. Hydrous geochemistry. Recognition of geochemical anomalies. Analytical methods and the treatment of geochemical data.

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  • Module-inhoud:

    *Hierdie inligting is slegs in Engels beskikbaar.

    Geothermometers and geobarometers, PT-t loops. Studies of major African and other mobile belts: Limpopo, Natal-Namaqua, Pan-African and Hoggar.

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  • Module-inhoud:

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    Basic remote sensing methods and their applications to geology;    basic geophysical and geochemical exploration techniques;  exploration target generation - philosophies and methods;  professional geological practice;  the SAMREC and similar codes; geologists in the business environment; case studies. Practical component (runs parallel to theory above) encompasses ore-microscopy; ore mineral identification; ore textures; analysis of ore assemblages; instrumental techniques applied to ores.

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  • Module-inhoud:

    *Hierdie inligting is slegs in Engels beskikbaar.

    This module traces the path of magmas from their ultimate source in the mantle, storage and evolution in the crust, through eruption at the surface where they interact with the landscape and atmosphere. Volcanic eruptions and the transfer of mass and volatiles from the deep interior of the planet. Transformation of the landscape by violent eruptions, and impact on the atmosphere on short timescales. An integrated history of magmatism and its central role in the production of the crust and the degassing history of the planet. The fluid dynamics of volcanoes, from viscous magma flows to turbulent, multiphase eruptions.

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  • Module-inhoud:

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    Mapping and analysis of a geologically complex area using different techniques.

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  • Module-inhoud:

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    Independent acquisition of geological field and/or laboratory data, treatment and interpretation thereof, and writing of an honours essay.

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