Three weeks are devoted to field practicals where you will learn to discuss landscapes,
rocks, geological profiles and maps. Each student MUST attend all the field practicals!
Strubenkop Mt.
24th to 28th February, 2014
3 x 3 hours of Field Practicals “Introduction to Geology” GLY155 W. Altermann
Bring with you:
Solid shoes, water
Hammer
Fieldbook
Magnifying lens
Protocol will be collected!
Strubenkop Mt.
Tentative fieldprac weeks:
Week 1: 24th to 28th February
Week 2: 21st to 25th April
Week 3: 12th to 16th May
3 x 3 hours of Field Practicals “Introduction to Geology” GLY155, W. Altermann
Geology is a practical science, where students learn to describe, identify and interpret rocks of many different facets and
varieties. The rock fragments from collections, examined in practicals do not reflect the nature. Field relationships of rocks to
each other and to mineral deposits cannot be taught only in laboratory. Exposure to large scale, 3-D outcrops, in relation to the
topography and the dimension of time in Earth History, helps to develop 4-dimensional thinking and to understand the basic
concepts in Geology.
We have developed a new course of “Introduction to Geology”. In GLY 155, geoscientific methods and theories are studied and
practiced. The course includes an introduction to the solar system, structure of the solid matter, rocks and minerals, the
endogenic and exogenic rock cycle and the dynamic Earth of plate tectonics and atmospheric and hydrological processes. With
the support of Mr. Roelf Coertze, Manager of the UP’s Experimental Farm, first year students can practice in real outcrops, within
the walking distance of the Geology Department. The new course encompasses three weeks of field exercises, out of 14 weeks
of course duration, next to multimedial interaction on Click-UP and traditional laboratory work and lectures. The filed practicals
are obligatory to all students.
Bring with you:
Solid shoes, water
Hammer
Fieldbook
Magnifying lens
Protocol will be
collected!
Strubenkop Mt.