Syllabus
Course Code: B-GGY-404 Course Name: Field Techniques in Geology |
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MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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1 | Field equipment and their uses: Topographic maps, contour Maps, compass, Hammer, Altimeter, Measuring Tape, Field notebook. | |
2 | Methods of field work: Preliminary survey, geological mapping, sample collection, laboratory work, writing a report. | |
3 | Field outcrop patterns and geologic structures: Horizontal ground, undulating ground: Horizontal beds, inclined beds, Vertical beds | |
4 | Drawing the geological cross sections: contour lines, structural attitude of data, Thickness of each formation; determination of dip and Strike. |