Mining Geology
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Mining Geology Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Mining Geology (subject code 3142208) as prescribed for Mining · Semester 4 divides the course into 7 units, covering 37 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3142208)Unit 1 Agradational Geomorphic Process
- Earthquakes definition
- Geological causes
- measurement (Magnitude and intensity)
- Seismic-zones of India
- Aseismic designs
- Volcanoes their types products and distribution
- Mountains-their types
- genesis and distribution
Unit 2 Igneous Rocks
- Forms of Igneous rocks
- Tabular classification ofIgneous rocks
- structures and cooling history of Igneousrocks
- Crystallization of uni-component and bi-component magma.Petrological characters of Granite
Unit 3 Sedimentary Rocks
- Formation of Sedimentary rocks
- Classificationof Sedimentary rocks
- Texture and Structures
- Characteristics ofconglomerate
- dolomites and Phospherite
Unit 4 Metamorphic Rocks
- Kind and agents of metamorphism
- Textures and Structures of Metamorphic rocks
- Metamorphic facies 06 13% and grade
- Characteristics of Gneiss
- Phyllite Schist
Unit 5 Structural Geology
- Multi generation folding
- Schistosityand Joints
- Geological maps showing various combinations of foldfault
- unconformity and intrusives
Unit 6 Phanerozoic Stratigraphy
- MarwarSupergroup and Cambrians ofsalt range
- Deccan Traps
- Mesozoics ofGujarat and Rajasthan
- Siwalik Supergroup
- Origin of Indogangeticalluvium
- Thar desert and Himalaya
Unit 7 Tunnels
- Terminology and Classification
- Hazards and influence ofgeological factors at tunnel sites (including
- Lithologicaland Ground water)
- Indian Tunnels
- Geological investigations at Dempreventive measures of land-slides
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