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MSc Geology Syllabus Mumbai University by munotes
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M.Sc. CREDIT SYSTEM WITH EFFECT FROM ACADEMIC YEAR 2013 -2014
PROGRAM: M.Sc. II SECOND YEAR
COURSE: GEOLOGY
SEMESTER III THEORY
SEMESTER PAPER
CODE PAPER CREDITS TOTAL
CREDITS
III PSGE301 GEOPHYSICAL
PROSPECTING 2
08 PSGE302 PALEONTOLOGY AND
MICROPALEONTOLOGY 2
PSGE303 ELECTIVE I
a) COAL GEOLOGY
b) ENVIRONMENTAL
GEOLOGY 2
PSGE304 ELECTIVE II
a) PETROLEUM
GEOLOGY
b) MARINE GEOLOGY 2
PRACTICAL
III PSGEP5 PSGE301 & 302 4
08 PSGEP6 PSGE303 & 304 4
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M.Sc. Semester III and Semester IV GEOLOGY Syllabus
Credit Based and Grading System
To be implemented from the Academic year 2017- 2018
Semester I II Detail Syllabu s
Course Code Title Credits
PSGE301 Geophysical Prospecting
4 Unit I: Introduction and application
1. Geophysics in oil and mining industry
2. Relationship between exploration geophysics and basic sciences
3. Various methods of exploration for various minerals and their
application
4. Methods of geophysical modelling and selecti on of exploration
methods
5. Integration of geophysical data and case histories
Unit II: Gravity and magnetic exploration
1. Fundamental principles of gravity prospecting
2. Earth’s gravity and concept of isostasy
3. Instruments, field measurements and interpretation
4. Fundamental principles of magnetic prospecting
5. Earth’s magnetism
6. Instruments, field measurements and interpretation
7. Introduction to airborne magnetic survey
Unit III: Seismic prospecting
1. Seismic wave propagation
2. Earthquakes and structure of earth
3. Seismic reflection and refraction method
4. Instruments and field measurements
5. Processing and interpretation of seismic data.
6. Applications in petroleum industry
Unit IV: Electrical prospecting methods and prospecting for radioactive
minerals
1. Self- potential method and equ ipotential line method
2. Resistivity method
3. Telluric currents and naturally alternating magnetic fields
4. Induced polarization method
5. Fundamentals of radioactivity and detection of radiation
6. Common radioactive minerals and prospecting techniques
7. Examples of radioactivity survey
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Course Code Title Credits
PSGE302 Paleontology and Micropaleontology
4 Unit I: Paleontology
6. A general account of fossils, organic evolution and systematic
paleontology.
7. Grade growth and spatial distribution of organisms.
8. Stratigraphy, paleontology and paleoecology.
Unit II: Vertebrate fossils
8. Major subdivisions of vertebrates.
9. Outline of morphology and skeletal elements of vertebrates.
10. Geological history of vertebrates.
11. Dinosaurs
12. Evolution of horses and elephants
13. Primates and ancestry of man
14. Record of vertebrate fossils of India
Unit III: Plant microfossils
General morphology of spores and pollen, fossil seeds
Unit IV: Micropaleontology
8. Introduction to micropaleontology
9. Record of microfossils from Phanerozoic rocks of India
10. Collection, preparation and preservation of microfossils
(invertebrate)
11. Foraminifera: foraminifera test, ecology
12. Ostracoda: morphology, ornamentatio and orientation of carapace
13. Conodonts: characteristics of conodonts, origin
14. Radiolaria: applied micropaleontology, environmental significance
Course Code Title Credits
PSGE303 Elective I: Coal Geology
4 Unit I: Origin of Coal
Origin and mode of occurrence of coal, chemical and physical
constituents of coal
Unit II: Classification of Coal
Classification of coal, structural features of coal seams
Unit : III: Mining of coal
Sampling of coal in mines and in the laboratory: prospecting for coal,
methods of coal mining, washing and briquoting, utilization of coal,
coal as a source of petroleum
Unit : IV: Study of Indian coals
A detailed study of Indian coal fields with reference to geology, grade
of coal, economic reserves and future prospects, problems of the coal
industry and its future prospects.
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Course Code Title Credits
PSGE303 Elective I: Environmental Geology
4 Unit I: Introduction
1. Introduction to environmental geology.
2. Management of natural resources.
Unit II: Environment and climate
1. Air pollution and global climate changes.
2. Environmental controls for erosion, desertification and coastal
degradation.
Unit III: Geological hazards and environment
1. Geological hazards such as floods, landslides, earthquakes,
volcanoes, glaciers and shoreline processes, their remedial
measures.
2. Environmental impact of mining, dams, reservoirs, highways, their
assessment and controls. Cleaner sources of energy.
Unit IV: Man and environment
1. Industrial pollution, waste disposal, groundwater contami nations,
river lake and marine pollution and their impact on human health.
2. Geological aspects of human health. Trace elements and health
hazards.
Course Code Title Credits
PSGE304 Elective II: Marine Geology
4 Unit I: Ocean Currents
Waves, currents, Catastrophic waves from the sea
Beaches, Continental Shelves
Unit II: Landforms of the oceans
Continental slopes, Trenches & Canyons
Unit III: Ocean floor and tectonics
Deep ocean floor and various topographic features - ridges, sea mounts
Coral reefs
Unit IV: Ocean sediments and mineral resources
Sediments, mineral deposits of sea bed
Man & ocean
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Course Code Title Credits
PSGE304 Elective II: Petroleum Geology
4 Unit I: Origin of Petroleum
1. Physical and chemical properties of petroleum
2. Origin of petroleum
3. Petroleum traps and reservoirs
Unit II: Migration and prospecting of petroleum
1. Migration and accumulation of petroleum
2. Geophysical prospecting for petroleum
3. Drilling, logging and subsurface correlation
Unit III: Sedimentary basins of world and oil belts
1. Oil belts of the world
2. Detailed study of the potential sedimentary basins and oil fields of
India
Unit IV: Petroleum industry of India
1. Petroleum and petrochemical industry in India
2. Synthesis of petroleum, India’s position as regards to petroleum and
natural gas and future prospects
Course Code Note: Practicals depend on the elective
chosen.
PSGEP5 Paleontology
Hand identification of fossils from various
Phylla (invertebrate fossils only) along
with study of their evolution.
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Micropaleontology
Identification of micro fossils of planktic
and benthic foraminifera, ostracoda,
pteropoda and radiolaria
4 8
PSGEP6 Geophysical Prospecting
Problems and maps related with gravity,
electrical and seismic prospecting.
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Ore Mineralogy
Identification and study of origin and
Indian occurrence of 20 ore minerals. 4 8
EXAMINATION
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PROGRAM : M.Sc. Semester III
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M.Sc. Geology
SEMESTER III & IV: Recommended Reading
GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING
1. Dobrin, Milton B. (1960): Introduction to Geophysical Prospecting, McGraw -Hill
Book Company, Inc.
2. Milsom, J. and Asger, E. (2011): Field Geophysics, 4
th edition, Wiley and Sons Ltd.
3. Committee on Geodesy, National Research Council (1995): Airborne Geophysics
and Precise Positioning: Scientific Issues and Future Directions , National Academics
Press
4. Gadallah, M. and Fisher, R. (2009): Exploration Geophysics, Springer -Verlag
Berlin Heidelberg.
5. Kalyan Kumar Roy (2008): Potential Theory in Applied Geophysics, Springer -
Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
PALAEONTOLOGY & MICROPALAEONTOLOGY
1. Blatt, H arvey, Middleton, Gerard & Murray, Raymond (1972) Origin of
Sedimentary Rocks. Pren tice-Hall, Inc., N.J.,U.S.A .
2. Clarkson, E.N.K. (1986) Invertibrate Palaeontology and Evolution. ELBS Allen &
Unwin
3. Ellis Moore, R. C. Invertebrate fossils, latest Ed., McGraw Hill.
4. Jenkins, D.G. and Murray J.W., (1981) Stratigraphy of fossils foramimfera. 5. Muller, German (1967) Methods in Sedimentary Petrology. Hafner P ublishing Co.
6. Pettijohn, F. J. (1984) Sedimentary Rocks, 3'« edition, CBS P ublishers and
Distr ibutors, NewDelhi. ,
7. Prothero Donald R. & Schwab Fred (1996) An introduction to Sedimentary Rocks
and Stratigraphy. W . H. Freeman and Co. New York.
8. Sengupta, Supriya (1994) Introduction to Sedimentology. Oxford & IBH Publishing
Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Del hi.
9. Stow Dorrik A. V. (2005) Sedimentary rocks in the field . Mason Publishing Ltd.,
U.K.
10. Tucker, Maurice E. (2001) Introduction to Sedimentology. Blackwell Publishing,
U.S.A.
11. Tasch, P., (1980) Paleobiology of Invertebrate , John Wiley.
12. Wrigh t, Ramil & Boltovskoy, Esteban (1976) Recent Foraminifer a. Dr. W. Junk
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b.v.-Publishers - The Hague. University Press, U.K.
13. Banner, F. T. and F. Jord, A.R., (1982) Aspects of microp aleontology. Allen and
Unwin.
14. Bignot, G., (1985) Elements of micropal eontology. Graham and Trotman.
15. Cooper J.D., (1986) A trip through time: Prin ciples of historical geology.
16. Dasgupta Amal (2005) An Introduction to Palaeontology. The World Press
Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata.
17. Haq, B. and Boersma, A. (1980) Introduction to Marine Paleontology , Elsevier.
18. Horwood. Hughes, Norman F. (1994) The Enigma of angiosperm Origins.
Cambridge
19. Jones, Daniel J. (1969) Introduction to Microfossils. Ha fner Publishing Co. New
York.
20. Raup, David M. & Stanley, Steven M. (1985) Princ iples of Pa laeontology. CBS
Publishers and Distributors.. New Delhi. 21. Tucker, V.C.T. & Noeld, E.W. (1985) Palaeontology Pergaman Press.
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY
1. Aharma, V. K., (1986) Geomorphology Earth surface processes and form McGraw
Hill
2. Chorley , R. J., (1984) Geomorphology Methuen.
3. Drury, S. A., 1986, Image Interpretation in Geology Allen & Unwin Inc U K
4. Selby, M.J. (1996) Earths Changing Surface. Oxford University Press UK
5. Thornbury w. D., (199J) Principles of Geomorphology Wiley Easte rn Ltd., New
Delhi
6. Valdiya, K. S (1987) Environmental Geology - Indian Context. Tata McGraw Hill
new Delhi. 7. Keller, E.A., (2000) Environmental Geology lates t Ed., 'Shales E. Merril Publishing
Co.,Columbus , Ohio.
8. Montgomery, C, (1984) Environmental Geology John Wiley and Sons, London.
9. Bird, Eric (2000) Coastal Geomorphology: An Introduction. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Singapore.
10. Hails, John R. (1977) Applied Geomorphology. Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co.New York.
11. Liu, B.C. (1981) Earthqu ake Risk and Damage Westview.
COAL & PETROLEUM GEOLOGY
1. Coal by E.S.Moore
2. Coal Geology by Van Krevelyn & Schuyer
3. Petroleum Geology by A.I. Levorsen
4. Courses in Mining Geology by R.N.P Arogyaswaml
5. Industrial Minerals and Rocks of India by S.De b
6. Coal deposits of India by N.L.Sharma
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