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EAE3541 · Monash University

Geoscience: Igneous and metamorphic processes

Credit points
6
Level
3
Workload
—
Faculty
Science

What it covers

The goal of this unit is to provide you with key skills required in a modern geosciences environment. These include a profound understanding of geological foundations of the Earth’s crust and the geochemical processes that led to its current expression. Knowledge of these processes is imperative for understanding societal issues such as mining waste, modern extraction methods of critical metals and environmental factors associated with passive human terraforming. The unit will include aspects of rock forming processes, the compositions of rocks, minerals and fluids, and modern analytical techniques.

Assessment

TaskTypeWeight
Field course reportDemonstration15%
Online Moodle examinationExamination15%
Practical in-class workDemonstration50%
Oral presentationsPresentation20%

When and where

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterClaytonOn-campus