Geology Laboratory – I detailed syllabus for Mining Engineering (MNG) for 2019 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the MNG students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Mining Engineering 3rd Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit MNG 3rd Sem 2019 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of geology laboratory – i is as follows.
Course Objective:
- To familiarize the students with practical techniques of geological mapping and field work
Unit I
Identification of Minerals
Identification and study of physical properties of quartz, feldspars, mica and their varieties, of talc, hornblende, augite, diopside, hypersthene, calcite, fluorite, topaz, tourmaline, corundum, gypsum, kyanite, and silimanite,. Study of minerals in Moh”s scale of hardness.
Unit II
Identification of Rocks
Identification and description of igneous rocks – plutonic, hypabyssal and volcanic: granite, syenite, dolerite, basalt, gabbro and dunite – Sedimentary rocks: conglomerate, breccia, sandstone, limestone and shale – Metamorphic rocks: slate, phyllite, quartzite, marble, charnockite, gneiss and schist.
Unit III
Structural Geology Problems
Strike dip and calculations – Exercises on structural maps of geological site and interpretation of geological conditions – 3 point and 4 point borehole problems to decipher the subsurface geological conditions for mining of resources – Determination of stratal thickness – true width calculations from borehole data. .
Unit IV
Geological Mapping Techniques
Measurements using Brunton compass and Clinometer – Toposheets and their uses – Map scale and types, calculations – preparation and interpretation of contour maps and drainage maps – symbols in geological maps – representation of geological features.
Unit V
Geological Field Work
Measurement of Strike and Dip in the field using Brunton Compass and Clinometer. Visit to important geological sites and industries.
Course Outcome:
At the end of the course the students will have an understanding of minerals and rocks, handling of geological field equipments and geological mapping.
References:
- Parbin Singh. Text book of Engineering and General Geology, S. K. Kataria and Sons, 2013.
- Ford, W.E. Dana”s Textbook of Mineralogy (4th edition), CBS Publishers, 2006.
- Gokhale,N. W., Manual of Geological maps CBS publishers, N. Delhi, 2008
- Lahee, F.H., Field Geology, CBS publishers, N. Delhi, 2002.
For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Mining Engineering, 2019 regulation curriculum do visit MNG 3rd Sem subject syllabuses for 2019 regulation.
For all Mining Engineering results, visit Anna University MNG all semester results direct link.