Geology of Southeast Australia

This subject provides students with an introduction to the geological evolution of southeast Victoria, via a practical field experience. Students will develop skills in reconstructing the geology and history of the region and in the identification of the geological relationships between rock units in the field, including evidence for the nature of volcanic eruptions. Key formations such as the Ordovician shale, Permian tillite, Cretaceous sandstone and Tertiary limestone deposits will be examined to interpret their evolution. Students will learn to characterise the age and depositional environments of these units using fossils and sediments and will be introduced to geological methods used to evaluate the geomorphic evolution and tectonic activity of southeast Australia.

本课程通过实践野外经验，向学生介绍维多利亚州东南部的地质演化。学生将培养重建该地区地质和历史的技能，以及识别野外岩石单元之间地质关系的能力，包括火山喷发性质的证据。将考察奥陶纪页岩、二叠纪冰碛岩、白垩纪砂岩和第三纪石灰岩等关键地层，以解释其演化过程。学生将学习利用化石和沉积物来表征这些单元的年龄和沉积环境，并将接触用于地质学的方法。

• 1Reconstruct the geological history of southeast Victoria using field-based observations and data interpretation.
• 2Identify and interpret geological relationships between rock units, including evidence for volcanic processes.
• 3Characterise the age and depositional environments of key geological formations such as Ordovician shale, Permian tillite, Cretaceous sandstone and Tertiary limestone.
• 4Apply geological techniques to evaluate the geomorphic evolution and tectonic activity of southeast Australia.