Syllabus
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Course Code: G-102 Course Name: Geology II |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | PALAEONTOLOGY Fossils, fossilization processes (taphonomy) and modes of preservation; geological time scale and a brief history of life on Earth, major mass extinctions in the geological past, significance of fossils. |
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| 2 | STRATIGRAPHY Broad outline of physiographic and tectonic framework of India, introduction to lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, chronostratigraphy, magnetostratigraphy and stratigraphic principles. |
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| 3 | ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND ORE PROCESSES Classification of ore deposits, igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary processes of formation of ore deposits, hydrothermal process, supergene enrichment, evaporites and anoxic deposits, stratified and strata-bound deposits etc. Concept of ore, gangue, tenor, grade and specifications. Distribution and geological set up of important metallic and non-metallic mineral deposits of India including coal, petroleum and atomic minerals. |
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| 4 | ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE Basic principles of environment and ecosystem in relation to Geology. Man’s activities and their impact on the environment. Depleting natural resources and sustainable development, conservation of mineral resources, mitigation of pollution and environmental hazards and geogenic contamination of groundwater. |
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