Notion of Structural Geology
Tectonic forces (stress and strain)
Rock response to stress, strain.
Notion and parts of a fold
Classification of folds based on attitude of axial plane and curvature of limbs
Notion & Parts of a Fault; Classification of Faults (sense of displacement & stress)
Definition and description of common joints
Economic importance of geological structures
Notion of tectonism and tectonics.
Understanding continental drift and Continental Drift theory.
Understanding Seafloor Spreading and theory of Seafloor Spreading
Causes, features and evidences to support Continental Drift theory.
Causes, features and evidences of Sea floor Spreading
Understanding plate, plate tectonics and Concept of plate tectonics
An outline of the Earths major and minor Plates
An outline of the various types of plate boundaries and their characteristic features and processes.
Understanding Palaeontology and fossils
Modes of Fossilization
Fossils as Geological Indicators
Uses of Fossils
Classification of Fossils
Morphology of Main Fossil Groups
Notion and Branches of Stratigraphy
The Stratigraphic Time Scale
Stratigraphic Principles
Stratigraphic Contacts
Transgression and Regression
Notion of maps and types of maps
Classification of crystals into systems and classes based on crystallographic axes and axial angles
Notion of mineralogy; what is a mineral
Characteristics of minerals
Origin and occurrence of minerals
Description of chemical bonds (ionic, covalent and metallic)
Physical properties of minerals
Rock-forming minerals
Classification of minerals (Silicates and Non-silicates)
Description of some common minerals
Definition of silicate minerals and their classification based on their structures.
Understanding metamorphic petrology
Processes of metamorphism
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