Fundamentals of Geology detailed syllabus for Diploma in Mining Engineering (DMNGE) for C20 regulation curriculum has been taken from the APSBTET official website and presented for the DMNGE 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 Diploma in Mining Engineering 1st Year scheme and its subjects, do visit DMNGE 1st Year C20 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of fundamentals of geology is as follows.
Course Objectives
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Course Outcomes:
- Explain the Scope of geology, branches of Geology, applicability in Mining
- Explain Internal structure of earth, and nature of formation. Different methods of formation of minerals and their composition
- Describe the Categorization of various minerals, nature of formation, and their composition
- Explain Formation of minerals under various conditions
- Describe the Structural formation of minerals such as faults, folds. Dykes, sill discontinuity,
1. Introduction:
Definition, Scope, Classification & Uses of Geology in Mining field.
2. Physical Geology:
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3. Mineralogy:
Terms-Minerals-Mineralogy-Important Minerals- Quartzite-Olivine, Amphiboles,
Pyroxenes, Feldspar, Mica Group. Megascopic Properties of minerals, Form, Colour, Streak, Clearage, Lustre, Fracture, Specific Gravity, Hardness. Industrial Uses of Metallic Minerals: Corundum, Chromite, Hematite, Magnetite, Bauxite, Barites Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Kyanite. Industrial uses of Non-Metallic Minerals: Mica, Graphite, Calcite, Gypsum, Apatite, Ball clay, China clay, Fire clay, Quartz. Industrial uses of Precious and Atomic Minerals viz.,Diamond, Topaz, Uranium, Zirconium Monazite, and Beryllium. Occurrence and Distributions of Minerals in Andhra Pradesh. Minerals based industries in A.P. Occurrence and Distributions of Minerals India. Minerals based industries in India.
4. Petrology:
Lava, Magma, Petrology. Classification of Rocks-Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic Forms, textures and structures of Igneous Rocks-Granite, Rhyolite, Gabbros, Basalt, Dolomite, Pegmatite. Formation of Sedimentary Rocks – Classification – Breccia, Conglomeration, Sandstone, Shale, Limestone, Dolomite- Metamorphosis – Metamorphic Rocks – Gneiss, Schist, Phyllite, Slate, Quartzite, Charnockite
5. Structural Geology:
Primary and secondary structure of rock formation, terms-bedding, Dip, True Dip, Apparent Dip, Strike, Overlap, Inlier, and Outlier. Fold and its components.Types of Folds.Different Kinds of faults, joints, Unconformities and their types.
Reference Books:
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