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SII2012 GEOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS
References:
1. Krauskopf, K.B. (2003). Introduction to Geochemistry, 3rd
Ed. McGraw Hill, 668 pp. In this course, student will learn how to use the different
2. Brownlow, A.H. (1995). Geochemistry. 2nd Ed. Prentice- method of data analysis, and how to use ITC, graphics
Hall, 498 pp. software and programing software to analyze geological and
3. Faure, G. and Mensing, T.M. (2004) Isotopes: Principles geoscience data.
Assessment Methods:
and Applications. 3rd Ed. John Wiley, 928 pp. Continuous assessment : 40%
4. Sharp, Z. (2006). Principles of Stable Isotope
Geochemistry.Prentice-Hall, 360 pp. ISBN-13: 978- Examination : 60%
0130091390.
5. Marshak, S. (2012). Essentials of Geology (Fourth References:
1. Y.Z. Ma (2019): Quantitative geoscience: Data analytics,
Edition). W. W. Norton & Company, 648 pp. ISBN-13:
978-0393919394. geostatistics, Reservoir characterization & modeling.
6. White, W.M. (2013). Geochemistry. Wiley-Blackwell 668 Springer nature Switzerland.
pp. ISBN-13: 978-0470656686. 2. J. Hair et al., (2018): Multivariate data analysis (8th
7. White, W.M. (2015). Isotope Geochemistry. Wiley- edition). Cengage Learning EMEA.
Blackwell, 496 pp. ISBN-13: 978-0470656709. 3. Ricardo a Valls P. Geo (2017): Exploring geological data.
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform.
SII2010 GIS APPLICATIONS IN GEOSCIENCES 4. M.A Oliver & R. Webster (2015): Basic steps in
geostatistics: The variogram and Kriging. Springer Briefs
Fundamentals of GIS theory and data formats. Importance of in Agriculture.
map projection, scale, resolution, accuracy, and precision. 5. M.E. Hohn (2013): Geostatistics and Petroleum Geology
(2nd edition). Springer Netherlands.
Techniques in preparing, locating, acquiring, inputting, and
translating geological data into a GIS system. Web resources 6. Haining, R. (2003). Spatial Data Analysis: Theory and
st
for acquiring GIS data and tools. Visualization, query, and Practice 1 Edition. Paperback.
analysis of geospatial data.
SII2013 MARINE GEOLOGY
Assessment Methods:
Continuous assessment : 100% Many of the processes that impact the Earth system occur
completely or partly below the oceans. Some of these
References: processes act on geologic time scales, affecting mountain
1. Bolstad, P. (2019) GIS Fundamentals: A First Text on belts and their shapes, forming ore deposits, changing Earth’s
th
Geographic Information Systems. 6 ed. ZanEdu climate, and depositing rock units that we use as aquifer or
Publishing, ISBN 978-1593995522 that trap hydrocarbons. Other processes act more quickly,
2. Chang, K. (2018) ISE Introduction to Geographic causing earthquakes and tsunamis, or possibly affecting
Information Systems. 8th Edition. McGraw Hill, ISBN Earth’s climate on the timescale of a human lifespan.
9781260092585
3. Longley, P.A., Goodchild, M.F., Maguire, D.J. & Rhind, Assessment Methods:
D.W. (2015) Geographic Information Systems and Continuous assessment : 40%
Science. 4th Edition. John Wiley & Sons, ISBN Examination : 60%
9781118676950
4. Burrough, P.A., McDonnell, R.A. & Lloyd, C.D. (2015) References:
Principles of Geographical Information Systems. Oxford 1. Seibold, E. & Berger, W. (2018) The Sea Floor: An
University Press, ISBN 9780198742845 Introduction to Marine Geology, Springer, ISBN
2. 9783319846439
Finkl, C.W. & Makowski, C. (2017) Diversity in Coastal
SII2011 GEOLOGY LABORATORY ANALYTICAL
TECHNIQUES Marine Sciences: Historical Perspectives and
Contemporary Research of Geology, Physics,
This is a practical course teaching chemical analysis Chemistry, Biology, and Remote Sensing, Springer,
technique which are widely used to solve problems in geology ISBN 9783319575766
and hydrogeology. Students will use up-to-date scientific 3. Dawson, A. (2018) Introducing Sea Level Change,
instruments and techniques such as X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Dunedin Academic Press, ISBN 9781780460871
X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF), Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) 4. Burdige, D.J. (2006) Geochemistry of Marine
and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GCMS) to Sediments, Princeton Univ Press, ISBN
conduct analyses on a range of samples often encountered in 9780691095066.
geochemistry, hydrogeology, and organic geochemistry.
SII2014 KARST GEOMORPHOLOGY AND
CONSERVATIONS
Assessment Methods:
Continuous assessment : 100%
Karst characteristics from scientific and management
References: perspective. Karst geomorphology and lithological control that
gives karst landscape its specific characteristics including the
1. Potts, P.J. (2013). A Handbook of Silicate Rock Analysis,
Blackie, 622 p. global distribution. Issues pertaining karst area such as
2. Eglinton, G., and Murphy, M.T.J. (2013). Organic sinkholes and rockfalls, and engineering problems associated
Geochemistry — Methods and Results. Spinger- Verlag. with karst are emphasized. Geochemistry of karst waters are
3. Hach Water Analysis Handbook 2013 studied in conjunction with environmental issues. Karst
landscape and deposit are used to examine for the evidence
of environmental and climatic change. Case studies are
used throughout the course and emphasis is

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