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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2021/2022

Assessment Methods:
Assessment Methods:
Continuous assessment : 40% Continuous assessment : 50%
Examination : 60% Examination : 50%
References:
References:
1. Ascroft, W., 2011. A petroleum geologist guide to 1. Anthony M. Evans, 1992 Ore Geology and Industrial
Minerals: An Introduction, Blackwell Science; 3rd edition
seismic reflection: Wiley-Blackwell, 176p. 2. Peter A. Ciullo. 1996 Industrial Minerals and their Uses,
2. Boxlike, K. (2015). Petroleum geoscience: from
sedimentary environment to rock physic. 2nd edition. Chem Tech Publishing, 632ppPages:
Springer, 517p. 3. Charles J. Moon, Michael K. G. Whateley, Anthony M.
3. Gluyas. J. and Swarbrick, R. (2004) Petroleum Evans 2006 Introduction to Mineral Exploration,
Blackwell Publishing Professional; 2nd edition
Geoscience. Blackwell Publishing, UK.
4. PETRONAS (1999) The petroleum Geology and 4. Kogel J., Trivedi N.C., Barker J.M. krukowski S.T. 2006.
Resources of Malaysia, Petroliam National Berhad Industrial Minerals & Rocks: Commodities, Markets, and
th
(PETRONAS), 665pp. Uses.7 edition. Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and
5. Hunt, J.M. (1996) Petroleum Geochemistry and Exploration, 1548p.
Geology, Second Edition, W.H. Freeman & Co., New 5. Degryse P. & Elsen J. 2003. Industrial Minerals:
York. Resources, Characteristics, and Applications. 120p.
6. Hantschel, T., and Kauerauf, A. I. (2009). 6. Revuelta M. B. 2018. Mineral Resources: From
Fundamentals of basin and petroleum systems Exploration to Sustainability Assessment. Springer,
modeling. New York: Springer, 475 p. 653p.
7. Magoon, L.B. and Dow, W.G. (1994) The petroleum SII3021 TECTONICS AND EARTH HISTORY
system - from source to trap, AAPG Memoir 60.
8. Tissot, B.P. & Welte, D.H. (1984) Petroleum Formation
and Occurrence, Second Revised and Enlarged Introduction to the theory of Plate Tectonic. Extensional,
Edition, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg. compressional and strike-slip tectonic regimes and their
associated regional structures.
Evolution of Earth’s atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, and
SII3019 ORGANIC PETROLOGY
hydrosphere. Introduction to Archean, Proterozoic and
Phanerozoic sequences, and their inferences about the
Study of organic matter from the perspective of sedimentology
and petroleum geology which include coal formation, conditions of Earth. The changing paleogeography and the
petrographic composition of coal, origin of macerals, events that occurred during the respective geologic times.
correlation of coal facies with depositional environment, The relationship between life and the sediments, the oceans,
coalification process, vitrinite reflectance analysis and and the atmosphere of the planet.
kerogen typing. This also includes studies on visual kerogen
typing. Findings of this course will be used for applications Assessment Methods:
in petroleum exploration and coal-related industries. Continuous assessment : 40%
Examination : 60%
Assessment Methods:
Continuous assessment : 40% References:
Examination : 60% 1. Torsvik, T.H. & Cocks, L.R.M. (2017) Earth History and
Palaeogeography. Cambridge University Press. ISBN
References: 9781107105324
1. Taylor, G.H., Teichmuller, M., Davis, A. Diessel, C.F.K., 2. Wolfgang, F, Meschede, M., & Blakey, R.C. (2016) Plate
Littke, P. (1998) Organic Petrology, Gebruder Tectonics: Continental Drift and Mountain Building.
Borntraeger, Berlin & Stuttgart, 704pp. Springer, ISBN 9783662501511
2. Diessel, C.F.K. (1992) Coal-bearing Depositional 3. Stanley, M.S. & Luczaj, J.A. (2015) Earth System
Systems, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 721pp. History. 4th Edition. Freeman and Co, ISBN 978-1-
3. Stach, E., Mackowsky, M-Th., Teichmuller, M., Taylor, 4292-5526-4
G.H., Chandra, D., and Teichmuller, R., (1982) Stach’s 4. Moores, E.M. & Twiss, R.J. (2014) Tectonics. Waveland
rd
Textbook of Coal Petrology, 3 edn. Gebruder Press, ISBN 978-1-4786-2199-7
Borntraeger, Berlin & Stuttgard, 535pp. 5. Wicander, R. & Monroe, J.S. (2013) Historical Geology:
4. Mendonça Filho, J.G., Menezes, T.R., Mendonça, J.O., Evolution of Earth & Life Through Time. 8th ed. Cengage
Oliveira, A.D., Silva, T.F., Rondon, N.F., and Silva, F.S. Learning. ISBN: 978-1-305-11956-7
(2012). Organic Facies: Palynofacies and Organic
Geochemistry Approaches, Geochemistry - Earth's SII3022 MINERAL AND MINING EXPLORATION
System Processes, Dr. Dionisios Panagiotaras (Ed.)
5. Speight J.G. (2015). Handbook of Coal Analysis. 2 nd In this course, various types of mineral and mining exploration
edition. Wiley, 240p. techniques are introduced. The course also covers
geochemical prospecting, mining policy and act. Industrial
SII3020 INDUSTRIAL MINERALS applications are illustrated using case studies.
Knowledge and awareness about the important and Assessment Methods:
development of various industrial mineral and other related Continuous assessment : 40%
mineral-based industries including clay mineral. Broad Examination : 60%
aspects of industrial mineral in term of geological occurrence,
distribution, marketing, economic and application technology.

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