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the events that occurred during the respective geologic
SIG3009 ORGANIC PETROLOGY times.
Study of organic matter from the perspective of Assessment Methods:
sedimentology and petroleum geology which include coal Continuous assessment : 40%
formation, petrographic composition of coal, origin of Examination : 60%
macerals, correlation of coal facies with depositional
environment, coalification process, vitrinite reflectance Medium of Instruction:
analysis and kerogen typing. Applications in petroleum English
exploration and coal-related industries.
Assessment Methods: Soft Skills:
Continuous assessment : 40% CS3, CT4, TS2, LL2, LS2, EM2
Examination : 60%
References:
Medium of Instruction: 1. Tjia, H.D. (1990). Tektonik. Univ. Kebangsaan
English Malaysia
2. Park, R.G., (1993). Geological structures and moving
Soft Skills: plates. Blackie Academic & Professional.
CS3, CT3, TS2, LL2, LS2, EM2 3. John J.W. Rogers, (1993). A history of the earth.
Cambridge University Press.
References: 4. Read H.H. & Watson, J. (1975). Earth History. Vols 1
1. Flores, R.M. (2013). Coal and coalbed gas fueling the & 2. Macmillan Press.
future. Elsevier. 5. Kearey, P., Klepeis, K.A. and Vine, F.J, (2009). Global
2. Taylor, G.H., Teichmuller, M., Davis, A. Diessel, C.F.K., Tectonics, 3rd Edition. February 2009, ©2009, Wiley-
Littke,P. (1998). Organic Petrology, Gebruder Blackwell.
Borntraeger, Berlin & Stuttgart. 6. Frisch, W., Meschede, M. and Blakey, R.C. (2010).
3. Diessel, C.F.K. (1992). Coal-bearing depositional Plate Tectonics: Continental Drift and Mountain
systems. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. Building Hardcover, December 22, 2010.
4. Stach, E., Mackowsky, M. Th., Teichmuller, M., Taylor,
G.H., Chandar, D. and Teichmuller, R. (1982). Stach's
Textbook of coal petrology, 3 rd edition. Gebruder SIG3012 ADVANCED IGNEOUS PETROLOGY
Borntraeger, Berlin.
Microscopic examination and interpretation of igneous rock.
Interpretation of geochemical variation diagram. Generation
SIG3010 STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY II of magma in the earth crust and mantle. Petrogenesis of
basaltic and granitic rocks.
Assessment Methods:
Continuous assessment : 40% Assessment Methods:
Examination : 60% Continuous assessment : 40%
Examination : 60%
Medium of Instruction:
English Medium of Instruction:
English
Soft Skills:
CS3, CT3, LL2, EM2 Soft Skills:
CS3, CT3, TS2, LL3, LS2, EM2
References:
1. Passchier, C.W. & Trouw, C.W. (2005). Microtectonics. References:
Berlin, Springer-Verlag, 289 p. 1. Shelly, D. (1992). Igneous and metamorphic rocks
2. Snoke, A.W., Tullis, J & Todd, V.R. (1998) Fault-related under microscope: classification, textures,
Rocks. A Photographic Atlas. Princeton Univ. Press, microtextures and mineral preferred orientation.
New Jersey, 617 p. Chapman & Hall.
3. Passchier, C.W., Trouw, C.W. & Wiersma, D.J. (2010). 2. Rollinson, H. R. (1993). Using geochemical data:
Atlas of Mylonites- and related microstructures. evaluation, presentation and interpretation. Longman.
Springer-Verlag, 322 p. 3. Cox, K. G., Bell, J. D. and Pankhurst, R. J. (1979). The
4. Fossen, H. (2010) Structural Geology. Cambridge interpretation of igneous rocks. George Allen and
University Press. Unwin, London.
4. Winter, J.D., 2011. Principles of Igneous and
Metamorphic Petrology. Pearson Education Limited.
SIG3011 TECTONICS AND HISTORY OF THE EARTH 5. Gill, R., 2010. Igneous Rocks and Processes: A
Practical Handbook. Wiley Blackwell..
Introduction to Geotectonic and theory of Plate Tectonic. To
study the lithosphere, its composition and characteristics as SIG3013 INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
well as the processes that occurred on it. To examine the
tectonic regime (extension, compression and strike-slip) and Industrial training is the course designed for the B.Sc.
the associated subaerial and submarine regional structures (Applied Geology). Student is required to follow the
that developed on the lithosphere. Synthesis of geological, industrial training program for a minimum of 2 weeks.
geophysical and oceanographic data related to the structural Industrial training must be related to geology and the student
patterns and evolutionary trends of the earth’s crust. is required to prepare a presentation and a report for
Evolution of the earth, its atmosphere, lithosphere, evaluation. The training program will be briefed by the
biosphere and hydrosphere and the significance of these industrial training program supervisor.
events. Introduction to Archean, Proterozoic and
Phanerozoic sequences and their inferences about the Assessment Methods:
conditions of the Earth, the changing paleogeography and Continuous assessment : 100%

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