Syllabus

Course Code: B-GGY-404    Course Name: Field Techniques in Geology

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
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.
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