GEOLOGY – II (MM-405)-Mining and Mineral Processing (IV-Semester) | RGPV

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• Syllabus

• Syllabus - GEOLOGY – II (MM-405)

• Geological Time Scale Petrology

• Definition and Scope of Petrology
• Main Classes of Rocks Forming Minerals
• Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic Rocks
• Significance of Texture and Structure of Rocks

• Stratigraphy

• Definition and Scope of Stratigraphy
• Stratigraphic Correlation and Standard Stratigraphic Scale
• Fossils
• Major Geological Formations of India

• Fuel Geology

• Coal and Lignite
• Structural Features of Coal-seam and Grades of Coal
• Occurrences in India
• Petroleum and Natural Gas
• Coal Bed Methane

• Geohydrology

• Sources of Water in Mines
• Classification of Rocks Based on Porosity and Permeability
• Water Table and Types of Ground Water
• Geological Controls on Ground Water Movement in Mines

• Environmental Geology

• Geological Hazards and Their Management
• Weathering of Ore and Overburden