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Developments in Petroleum Science 61, Elsevier, biosphere and hydrosphere and the significance of these
Amsterdam, 688 p. events. Introduction to Archean, Proterozoic and
8. Tearpock, D.J. and Bischke, R.E., 2003, Applied Phanerozoic sequences and their inferences about the
Subsurface Geological Mapping with Structural conditions of the Earth, the changing paleogeography and
Methods, 2nd Edition: Prentice-Hall, Saddle River, New the events that occurred during the respective geologic
Jersey, 822 p. times.
Assessment Methods:
SIG3009 ORGANIC PETROLOGY Continuous assessment : 40%
Examination : 60%
Study of organic matter from the perspective of
sedimentology and petroleum geology which include coal Medium of Instruction:
formation, petrographic composition of coal, origin of English
macerals, correlation of coal facies with depositional
environment, coalification process, vitrinite reflectance Soft Skills:
analysis and kerogen typing. Applications in petroleum CS3, CT4, TS2, LL2, LS2, EM2
exploration and coal-related industries.
Assessment Methods: References:
Continuous assessment : 40% 1. Tjia, H.D. (1990). Tektonik. Univ. Kebangsaan
Examination : 60% Malaysia
2. Park, R.G., (1993). Geological structures and moving
Medium of Instruction: plates. Blackie Academic & Professional.
English 3. John J.W. Rogers, (1993). A history of the earth.
Cambridge University Press.
Soft Skills: 4. Read H.H. & Watson, J. (1975). Earth History. Vols 1
CS3, CT3, TS2, LL2, LS2, EM2 & 2. Macmillan Press.
5. Kearey, P., Klepeis, K.A. and Vine, F.J, (2009). Global
References: Tectonics, 3rd Edition. February 2009, ©2009, Wiley-
1. Flores, R.M. (2013). Coal and coalbed gas fueling the Blackwell.
future. Elsevier. 6. Frisch, W., Meschede, M. and Blakey, R.C. (2010).
2. Taylor, G.H., Teichmuller, M., Davis, A. Diessel, C.F.K., Plate Tectonics: Continental Drift and Mountain
Littke,P. (1998). Organic Petrology, Gebruder Building Hardcover, December 22, 2010.
Borntraeger, Berlin & Stuttgart.
3. Diessel, C.F.K. (1992). Coal-bearing depositional
systems. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. SIG3012 ADVANCED IGNEOUS PETROLOGY
4. Stach, E., Mackowsky, M. Th., Teichmuller, M., Taylor,
G.H., Chandar, D. and Teichmuller, R. (1982). Stach's Microscopic examination and interpretation of igneous rock.
Textbook of coal petrology, 3 rd edition. Gebruder Interpretation of geochemical variation diagram. Generation
Borntraeger, Berlin. of magma in the earth crust and mantle. Petrogenesis of
basaltic and granitic rocks.
SIG3010 STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY II
Assessment Methods:
Assessment Methods: Continuous assessment : 40%
Continuous assessment : 40% Examination : 60%
Examination : 60%
Medium of Instruction:
Medium of Instruction: English
English
Soft Skills:
Soft Skills: CS3, CT3, TS2, LL3, LS2, EM2
CS3, CT3, LL2, EM2
References:
References: 1. Shelly, D. (1992). Igneous and metamorphic rocks
1. Passchier, C.W. & Trouw, C.W. (2005). Microtectonics. under microscope: classification, textures,
Berlin, Springer-Verlag, 289 p. microtextures and mineral preferred orientation.
2. Snoke, A.W., Tullis, J & Todd, V.R. (1998) Fault-related Chapman & Hall.
Rocks. A Photographic Atlas. Princeton Univ. Press, 2. Rollinson, H. R. (1993). Using geochemical data:
New Jersey, 617 p. evaluation, presentation and interpretation. Longman.
3. Passchier, C.W., Trouw, C.W. & Wiersma, D.J. (2010). 3. Cox, K. G., Bell, J. D. and Pankhurst, R. J. (1979). The
Atlas of Mylonites- and related microstructures. interpretation of igneous rocks. George Allen and
Springer-Verlag, 322 p. Unwin, London.
4. Fossen, H. (2010) Structural Geology. Cambridge 4. Winter, J.D., 2011. Principles of Igneous and
University Press. Metamorphic Petrology. Pearson Education Limited.
5. Gill, R., 2010. Igneous Rocks and Processes: A
SIG3011 TECTONICS AND HISTORY OF THE EARTH Practical Handbook. Wiley Blackwell..
Introduction to Geotectonic and theory of Plate Tectonic. To SIG3013 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
study the lithosphere, its composition and characteristics as
well as the processes that occurred on it. To examine the Industrial training is the course designed for the B.Sc.
tectonic regime (extension, compression and strike-slip) and (Applied Geology). Student is required to follow the
the associated subaerial and submarine regional structures industrial training program for a minimum of 2 weeks.
that developed on the lithosphere. Synthesis of geological, Industrial training must be related to geology and the student
geophysical and oceanographic data related to the structural is required to prepare a presentation and a report for
patterns and evolutionary trends of the earth’s crust. evaluation. The training program will be briefed by the
Evolution of the earth, its atmosphere, lithosphere, industrial training program supervisor.
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