Syllabus of Geology B.Sc III year in Kumaun University ~ Kumaun University Nainital

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Syllabus of Geology B.Sc III year in Kumaun University

Kumaun University

B. Sc. III (Final Year) Geology

THREE-YEAR FULL-TIME PROGRAMME


Paper I

Economic Geology                                                              Max marks 34


Unit-I:   Definition and scope of ore deposits, ore minerals and gangue minerals.

Unit-II: Occurrence, distribution and uses of metalliferous deposits in India i.e.- Copper, lead, zinc, iron, manganese, aluminium, chromium, nickel, gold, silver, molybdenum.

Unit-III: Indian   occurrence   and   uses   of   non-metals  i.e.-  mica,   asbestos,   barites,   gupsum, graphite, apatite and beryl.

Unit-IV: Indian occurrence of gemstones, refractory minerals, abrasives and minerals used in  glass,   fertilizer,   paint,   ceramic   and   cement   industries.   Building   stones,   phosphorite deposits. Placer deposits, rare earth minerals.

Unit-V:  Brief   idea   of   the   origin,   mode   of   occurrence   of   coal   and   hydrocarbons   and   their distribution in India.

Unit-VI: Mineral resources of Uttarakhand

Unit-VII: Elementary knowledge of mineral exploration and mining


Suggested Reddings:

    1.  Economic Geology by Umeshwar Prasad
    2.  Economic Geology by Bates and Jenson
    3.  Economic Geology by Evans




Paper II

Photogeology                                                                     Max marks 33


Unit  I:  Definition   and   scope   of   photogeology.   EM   radiation   and   EM   spectrum.   EM   energy interactions with atmosphere and earth surface features.

Unit II: Film and digital aerial photography. Types of aerial photographs. Annotations on aerial photographs.

Unit   III:  Scale   of   aerial   photographs.   Relief   distortions   and   vertical   exaggeration   in   aerial photographs. Orthophotographs.

Unit   IV: Aerial   photography   mission.   Tilt   in   aerial   photographs.   Stereoscopic   vision   in   aerial photographs. Stereoscopes and their types.

Unit V: Phototechnical and geotechnical elements of photo-interpretation. Aerial photo mosaics, their types and utility.

Unit   VI:  Application   potential   of   aerial   photographs   in   land   cover,   landform,   rock   type   and structure recognition,



Paper III

Environmental Geology                                                         Max marks 33

Unit I:  Scope and aims of environmental geology. Biosphere and man.

Unit II: Natural hazards- Earthquakes, volcanism, floods, avalanches, landslides and slopefailures, Strategies and coping up with natural hazards.

Unit IV:  Elementary idea of soil types. Soil erosion and conservation.

Unit III:  Climatology and global environment- Coastal, reverine, dessertic , tropical, cold and polar. Green house effect and global warming

Unit V:  Preliminary idea of environmental implications of mining activities and their remedies.

Unit VI:   Elementary concept of watershed management. Land reclamation




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