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    The document is a syllabus for a Fundamentals of Geology course offered at Cluster University of Jammu. It includes 5 units that will be covered: 1) an introduction to geology and the origin and structure of Earth, 2) plate tectonics and types of volcanoes and earthquakes, 3) weathering and erosional/depositional features of rivers and wind, 4) crystallography, mineralogy, and classification of rocks, and 5) fossils, theories of the origin of life, principles of stratigraphy, and the geological time scale. The course code is 1GELMULDC01 and will be examined in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

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    id=5

    CLUSTER UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU


    SYLLABUS – SEMESTER - 1st / 2nd / 3rd
    (MULTIDISCIPLINARY - THEORY)

    (EXAMINATION TO BE HELD IN 2022, 2023, 2024)

    TITLE: Fundamentals of Geology

    COURSE CODE: 1GELMULDC01


    TOTAL: 75
    Minor Marks: 15
    Major Marks: 60

    Objectives:
    To impart basic knowledge about the Earth, its origin, history, processes operating on the Earth, its geomorphic features and Earth materials.

    UNIT-1

    1.1 Geology as an interdisciplinary science: historical beginning, its branches and scope. 1.2 Origin of the Earth: Nebular theory 1.3 Earth in the solar system: age,
    size, shape, mass and density of the earth. 1.4 Earth’s internal structure and its composition.

    UNIT-2

    2.1 Elementary idea of continental drift, sea-floor spreading. 2.2 Plate tectonics: types of plate boundaries. 2.3 Earthquakes: terminology, causes, magnitude and
    intensity; distribution of earthquake belts. 2.4 Volcanoes: types and distribution of volcanoes.

    UNIT-3

    3.1 Weathering: its agents and types. 3.2 Fluvial processes: erosional and depositional features produced by rivers. 3.3 Aeolian processes: erosional and depositional
    features produced by wind. 3.4 Important features in Karst landscapes and glacial landscapes.

    UNIT-4

    4.1 Definition and characters of a Crystal; unit cell; crystallographic axis and six crystal systems. 4.2 Minerals: definition, rock forming and ore forming minerals;
    physical properties and their significance in identification of minerals. 4.3 Concept of ore: Ore and gangue minerals; tenor and grade of ore. 4.4 Rock and its types -
    general classifications of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks; rock cycle in the Earth system.

    UNIT-5

    5.1 Fossils: types, conditions of fossilization and modes of preservation. 5.2 Models/theories of the origin of life. 5.3 Principles of Stratigraphy; stratigraphic
    classification. 5.4 Geological time scale with emphasis on major bio-events.

    Reference Books:
    Mahapatra, G. B: A text book of Geology, CBS Publishers. Parbin Singh: Engineering & General Geology, SK Kataria & Sons K. M. Bangar: Principles of
    Engineering Geology, Standards Publishers Distributors Umeshwar Prasad: Economic Geology, CBS Publishers PC Jain & MS Anantharaman: Palaeontology, Vishal
    Publishing Co.

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