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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2024/2025

petroleum exploration and conditions of Earth. The
coal-related industries. changing paleogeography and
the events that occurred
Assessment Methods: during the respective geologic
Continuous assessment: 40% times. The relationship
Examination : 60% between life and the
sediments, the oceans, and
SII3020 INDUSTRIAL the atmosphere of the planet.
MINERALS
Assessment Methods:
Knowledge and awareness Continuous assessment: 40%
about the important and Examination : 60%
development of various
industrial mineral and other SII3022 MINERAL AND
related mineral-based MINING
industries including clay EXPLORATION
mineral. Broad aspects of
industrial mineral in term of In this course, various types of
geological occurrence, mineral and mining
distribution, marketing, exploration techniques are
economic and application introduced. The course also
technology. covers geochemical
prospecting, mining policy and
Assessment Methods: act. Industrial applications are
Continuous assessment: 40% illustrated using case studies.
Examination : 60%
Assessment Methods:
SII3021 TECTONICS AND Continuous assessment: 40%
EARTH HISTORY Examination : 60%

Introduction to the theory of SII3023 GEOLOGICAL SITE
Plate Tectonic. Extensional, INVESTIGATION
compressional and strike-slip
tectonic regimes and their Description, classification and
associated regional characteristics of rock
structures. material, rock mass and
Evolution of Earth’s aggregates. Methods of
atmosphere, lithosphere, engineering geological site
biosphere, and hydrosphere. investigation. Geological
Introduction to Archean, terrain mapping and analysis.
Proterozoic and Phanerozoic Site investigations for various
sequences, and their engineering structures and
inferences about the works.

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