OBJECTIVE: This course is aimed towards generating fundamental knowledge, concepts and dimensions of
Earth Dynamics.
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Basic concepts and significance of Geomorphology; Typical landforms and their evolution: Karst
Topography, Glacial land form, Arid land form and Fluvial land form.
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Techniques of geomorphology: morphometric analysis, drainage basin analysis, slope analysis and geomorphological mapping.
UN
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Geomorphology of India – Peninsular, extra-peninsular and Indo-Gangetic Plains. Application of
Geomorphology in Mineral Prospecting, Civil Engineering, Hydrogeology and Environmental studies. Tectonics of Pre-cambrian Organic Belts of India.
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Fundamental concept of geotectonics: its practical and theoretical importance.Organic and Epeirogenic Phases; Concept and theories of Isostasy; Origin and significance of Mid-Oceanic
Ridges and Trenches; Island arcs and mountain chains, their global distribution and evolution.
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Concept of Sea floor spreading; Evidence of continental drift, Concept of Plate Tectonics, Nature
and types of Plate Margins, Geometry and Mechanism of Plate Motion. Tectonic and Economic
significance of Plate Tectonics.
Palaeomagnetism, Polar Wandering and reversal of earth‟s magnetic field. Geomagnetic time scale.
M.Sc Geology/ 1ST SEMESTER/SU
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1. Thornbury, W.D. 1980: Principles of Geomorphology. Wiley Eastern Ltd., New York.
2. Holmes, A. 1992: Holmes Principles of Physical Geology Edited by P. McL. D. Duff.
Chapman and Hall, London.
3. Halis, J.R. 1983: Applied Geomorphology
4. Sharma, H.S. 1990: Indian Geomorphology. Concept
5. Gass I.G. et al 1982: Understanding the Earth. Artemis Press (Pvt.) Ltd. U.K.
6. Windley B. 1973: The Evolving continents. John Wiley & Sons, New York.
7. Condie, Kent. C. 1982. Plate Tectonics and Crystal Evolution Pergamon Press Inc.
M.Sc Geology/ 1ST SEMESTER/SU
M.Sc (GEOLOGY) IST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE: MSG102 COURSE TYPE: CCC
COURSE TITLE: MINERALOGY & CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
CREDIT:7 HOURS:135
THEORY: 5 PRACTICAL: 2 THEORY:90 PRACTICAL: 45
MARKS
THEORY: 100(30+70) PRACTICAL:100
OBJECTIVE:
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Classification of minerals. Study of rock forming silicate mineral groups covering structure,
chemistry, physical properties, optical properties and paragenesis of feldspar, feldspathoids,
quartz, olivines, pyroxenes, amphiboles, mica,.
UN
IT-2
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Study of rock forming silicate mineral groups covering structure, chemistry, physical properties,
optical properties and paragenesis ofepidote, chlorite, aluminosilicates, garnet, cordierite, talc
and chloritoids
UN
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Study of some common oxides, carbonates, sulphates, phosphates, sulphides, and halides groups
covering structure, chemistry, physical properties, optical properties and paragenesis
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Twinning and Twin Laws: common types of twins and their examples in minerals Optical
crystallography of uniaxial and biaxial crystals, Indicatrix, pleochroism, Interference figures,
crystal orientation, 2V and 2E.
M.Sc Geology/ 1ST SEMESTER/SU
UN
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Derivation of 32 classes of symmetry. International system of crystallographic notation and study of Stereograms. Different types of crystal projections – spherical and stereographic and
their uses
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Mineralogy
Identification of rock-forming minerals in hand specimens. Atomic structure models.
Optical Mineralogy
Identification and microscopic characteristics of the important rock forming minerals
Determination of order of interference colours.
Scheme of pleochroism and absorption of a given mineral in thin section.
Determination of extinction angle and composition of plagioclase.
Study of interference figures of uniaxial and biaxial crystals, determination of optic signs.
Crystallography
Goniometer and its use in measuring interfacial angle of crystals and calculation of axial ratio.
Representation of symmetry elements of crystals belonging to 32 classes of symmetry and study of their stereograms.
M.Sc Geology/ 1ST SEMESTER/SU
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1. Dana, E.S. and Ford, W.E.: A textbook of Mineralogy. Wiley Eastern Limited.
2. Deer, W.A., Howie, R.A. & Zussman, J. : An Introduction to the rock forming minerals, ELBS and Longman
3. Berry, L.G., Mason, B. and Dietrich, R.V.: Mineralogy, CBS Publishers
4. Phillips, F.C. Introduction to Crystallography.
5. Kerr, P.F.: Optical Mineralogy. McGraw Hill Book Company.
6. Moorhouse, W.W.: Optical Mineralogy.
7. Winchell, E.N. : Elements of Optical Mineralogy.
8. Nesse, D.W.: Optical Mineralogy, McGraw Hill.
9. Rankama, K. and Sahama, Th. G. (1950) Geochemistry. Univ. Chicago Press.
10. Mason, B. and Moore, C.B. (1991) Introduction to Geochemistry, Wiley Eastern.
11. Krauskopf, K.B. (1967): Introduction to Geochemistry. McGraw Hill.
12. Fife, W.S. (1964) : Geochemistry of Solids. McGraw Hill.
14. Bloss, F.D. (1971): Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. Holt, Rinehart, and
Winston, New York.
15. Klein, C. and Hurlbut, C.S. (1993): Manual of Mineralogy. John Wiley & Sons, New
York.
M.Sc Geology/ 1ST SEMESTER/SU
M.Sc (GEOLOGY) IST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE: MSG103 COURSE TYPE: CCC
COURSE TITLE: STRATIGRAPHY AND PALAEONTOLOGY
CREDIT:7 HOURS:135
THEORY: 5 PRACTICAL:2 THEORY:90 PRACTICAL: 45
MARKS
THEORY: 100(30+70) PRACTICAL:100
OBJECTIVE: This course is aimed towards generating fundamental knowledge, concepts and dimensions of
Stratigraphy and various vertebrate palaentology.
UN
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Principles of stratigraphic scales and its divisions, dual classification. Stratigraphic units –
lihtostratigraphic, biostratigraphic, chronostratigraphic, magnetostrtigraphy and sequence strtigraphy and high resolution high biostratigraphy. Rules of stratigraphic nomenclature.
Stratigraphic correlation. Physical and tectonic subdivision of Indian subcontinents and their
characteristics.
UN
IT-2
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Precambrianbasement rocks in Dharwar, Aravalli- Bundelkhand, Bastar, Sighbhum provinces, Central India and north-eastern India. Lithological, geochemical, geochronological and
stratigraphic characteristics of the cratonic nuclei, granite – greenstone and granulite belts.
Stratigraphy of proterozoic sedimentary basins: Vindhyan, Cuddapah, Kurnool, Bhima, kaladgi,
Chhattisgarh super groups of rocks. Proterozoics mobile belts of india. Life in Precambrian: archaeozoic and origin of life.
UN
IT-3
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Distribution, geological succession, classification and climate of Gondwana
Supergroup. Age and correlation of Gondwana formations. Jurassic system of rocks – in
extrapeninsular region. Distribution, Classification & correlation of cretaceous formations of
Peninsula and extra peninsulas regions of India. Distribution, structural features and age of the Deccan Traps.
Inter-trappeans and infra-trappeans of India. Problems of Permo-triaassic and Cretaceous –
Palaeocene boundaries. Distribution, succession, correlation and life of Siwalik formations. Distribution, lithology, correlation & life of the Cenozoics of Assam & Western India and
Definition of fossil and modes of fossilization their application in age determination, paleoclimatology, palaeogeography and evolution.
Study of morphology, Classification, Evolutionary geologic history: Pelecypoda
(Lamellibranches), Gastropoda. Cephalopoda, Trilobites and Brachiopods.
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Study of morphology, Classification, Evolutionary geologic history: Echinoids. Graptolites and Rugose Corals. An elementary idea about the origin of major groups of vertebrates: Study of
evolutionary history of Horse and Elephant Man. Study of evolutionary history of Man. General
study of Siwalik mammalian fauna.
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STRATIGRAPHY AND PALAEONTOLOGY PRACTICAL:-
1. Megascopic study of typical stratigraphical rocks from important geological formation of
india and their ages.
2. Plotting of important stratigraphic formation and location on world and Indian
geographical maps
3. Stratigraphic correlation of different rocks of india.
4. Study of the typical invertibrates fossils from different geological formations.
5. Study of the plant fossil of gondwanas.
6. study of major vertibrate fossils.
M.Sc Geology/ 1ST SEMESTER/SU
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1. Boggs, S. (2001): Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, Prentice Hall.
2. Danbar, C.O. and Rodgers, J. (1957): Principles of Stratigraphy, John Viley and Sons. 3. Doyle, P. and Bennett. M.R. (1996): Unlocking the Stratigraphic Record, John Viley and
Sons.
4. Krishnan,M.S. (1982): Geology of India and Burma, C.B.S. Publ. and Distributors, Delhi.
5. Naqvi, S.M. and Rogers, J.J.W. (1987): Precambrian Geology of India, Oxford University Press.
6. Pascoe, E.H. (1968): A Manual of the Geology of India and Burma (Vols.I-IV), Govt. of
IndiaPress, Delhi. 7. Pomerol, C. (1982): The Cenozoic Era? Tertiary and Quaternary, Ellis Harwood Ltd.,
HalstedPress.
8. Schoch, Robert, M. (1989): Stratigraphy: Principles and Methods, Van Nostrand
Reinhold, NewYork. 9. Krumbein and Sloss (1963): Stratigraphy and sedimentation II Ed.Freeman & Co.
11. Clarksons, E.N.K. (1998): Invertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, Allen and Unwin,
London. 12. Dobzhansky, Ayala, Stebbins and Valentine (1977): Evolution, Freeman.
13. Horowitz, A.S. and Potter, E.D. (1971): Introductory Petrography of Fossils, Springer
Verlag. 14. Mayr, E. (1971): Population, Species and Evolution, Harvard.
15. Prothero, D.R. (2004): Bringing Fossil to Life – An Introduction to Paleontology (2nd
Ed.),McGraw Hill.
16. Raup, D.M. and Stanley, S.M. (1985): Principles of Paleontology ,CBS Publ.. 17. Smith, A.B.(1994): Systematics and Fossil Record – Documenting Evolutionary
Patterns,Blackwell.
18. Strean, C.W. and Carroll, R.L. (1989): Paleontology – the record of life, John Wiley. 19. Bignot, G., Grahm and Trottman (1985): Elements of Micropaleontoogy, London.
20. Romer, A.S. (1966): Vertebrate Paleontology (3rd Edn.) Chicago University Press
Plotter, Speaker ; Computer Memory - primary and secondary memory, magnetic and
optical storage devices.
Operating Systems - MS Windows : Basics of Windows OS ; Components of Windows
- icons, taskbar, activating windows, using desktop, title bar, running applications,
exploring computer, managing files and folders, copying and moving files and folders ;
Control panel : display properties, adding and removing software and hardware, setting
date and time, screensaver and appearance ; Windows Accessories : Calculator, Notepad,
WordPad, Paint Brush, Command Prompt, Windows Explorer.
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Office Software Package
Word Processing - MS Word : Creating, Saving, Opening, Editing, Formatting, Page
Setup and printing Documents ; Using tables, pictures, and charts in Documents ; Using
Mail Merge sending a document to a group of people and creating form, letters and label.
Spreadsheet - MS Excel : Opening a Blank or New Workbook, entering data/Function/
Formula into worksheet cell, Saving, Editing, Formatting, Page Setup and printing
Workbooks.
Presentation Software - MS Power Point : Creating and enhancing a presentation,
modifying a presentation, working with visual elements, adding Animations &
Transitions and delivering a presentation.
M.Sc Geology/ 1ST SEMESTER/SU
SU
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Agrawal, Y. P. (1988). Better sampling : Concepts, Techniques and Evaluation. New
Delhi : sterling Publishers Private Ltd. Best, J. W. (1993).
Research in Education (6th
ed.) New Delhi : Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd.
Broota, K. D. (1992) Experimental design in Behavioral Research (2nd
ed.)
New Delhi : Wiley Eastern Limited.
Dasgupta, A. K. (1968). Methodology of Economic Research. Bombay: Asia Publishing
House. Edwards, A. L. (1957). Techniques of Attitude Scale construction. New York :
Appleton-Contury
Gall, M. D., Gall, J. P. and Borg, W. R. (2007). Educational Research : An introduction
(8th
ed.) Coston : Allyn and Bacon.
Garrett, H. E. & Woodworth, R. S. (1969). Statistics in Psychology and Education.
Bombay : Vakils, Fecffer & Simons Pvt. Ltd.
Goode, W. J. & Hatt, Paul K. (1952). Methods in Social Research. New York : McGraw-
Hill.
Gopal, M. H. (1964). An Introduction to research Procedure in Social Sciences.
Bombay : Asia Publishing House.
Hillway, T. (1964) Introduction to Research (2nd
ed.) Noston : Houghton Miffin.
Hyman, H. H., et al. (1975). Interviewing in Social Research.
Chicago : University of Chicago Press.
Kerlinger, F. N. (1983) Foundation of Behavioural Research. (2nd
Indian Reprint)
New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Kothari, C. R. (2007) Research Methodology: Methods & Techniques ( 3rd
ed.)
New Delhi : Wishwa Prakashan. Fundamentals Of Computers, Dr. P. Mohan, Himalaya
Publishing House.
Microsoft First Look Office 2010, K. Murray, Microsoft Press.
Fundamental Of Research Methodology And Statistics, Y.K. Singh, New Age
International (P) Limited, Publishers.Practical Research Methods, Dr Catherine
Dawson,
The Essence Of Research Methodology, Jan Jonker & Bartjan Pennink, Springer.
M.Sc Geology/ 1ST SEMESTER/SU
M.Sc (GEOLOGY) IST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE: MSG A01 COURSE TYPE: ECC
COURSE TITLE: CONSTITUTIONALISM & INDIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM
CREDIT: 06
THEORY: 06
HOURS : 90
THEORY: 90
MARKS : 100
THEORY: 70 CCA : 30
OBJECTIVE:
- Understands the concept of Constitutionalism
- Gets acquainted with various Indian Political System
- Becomes familiar with various Union Executive
- Gets conversant with Legislatures, Legislative Bills
- Achieves skills in various writings
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Unit- I:
Meaning: Constitution, Constitutional government & constitutionalism; Difference
between Constitution & Constitutionalism; Constitutionalism: Basis, Elements, Features
& future. Forms of Government: Democracy & Dictatorship, Unitary & Federal,
Parliamentary & Presidential form. Ideals of the Indian Constitution incorporated in the
Preamble.
Special Features of the Indian Constitution.
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24 H
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Unit-II:
Concept of State and Citizenship, Judicial Review and Fundamental Rights, Directive
Principles of the State Policy, Fundamental Duties, Procedure to Amend the Indian
Constitution, Judiciary: Supreme Court and High Court, Judicial Activism and Public
Interest Litigation and Provisions relating to Emergency.
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Unit-III:
Union Executive- President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers. State Executive-
Governor, Chief Minister and Council of Ministers. Local Bodies & Panchayati Raj
M.Sc Geology/ 1ST SEMESTER/SU
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Unit-IV:
Parliament of India, State Legislatures, Legislative Bills: Ordinary, Money and Financial,
Union State Relations, Principles of the „Separation of Power and the „Principles of
Check & Balance‟.
Political Parties and Pressure Groups.
Challenges before Indian Democracy: Terrorism, Regionalism, Communalism,
Linguistics and National Integration.
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5
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Unit-V:
Controller & Accountant General of India, Solicitor General, Advocate General, Election
Commission, Union and State(s) Public Service Commission, Finance Commission.
SU
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HOBBES, Thomas, The Leviathan, Chapters XIII & XVII [entry]
LOCKE, John, The Second Treatise of Civil Government, Chapter IX [entry]
ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques, The Social Contract or Principles of Political Right
MONTESQUIEU, The spirit of the laws,
RAZ, Joseph, “The rule of law and its virtue”, in The authority of law, Oxford University
Press, 1979
Dicey on British constitution
P. Ishwara Bhat Inter-relationship between Fundamental Rights
M P Jain Indian Constitutional Law
H M Seervai Constitutional Law of India
V N Shukla Constitution of India
D DBasu Shorter Constitution of India
B Sivarao Constitutional Assembly Debates
J. V R Krishna Iyer Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles
Paras Diwan Human Rights and the Law
P K Tripathi Some Insight into Fundamental Rights
S P Sathe Fundamental Rights and Amendment to the Constitution
P B Gajendragadkar Law, Liberty and Social Justice
David Karrys Politics of Law
M.Sc Geology/ 1ST SEMESTER/SU
M.Sc (GEOLOGY) IST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE: MSGA02 COURSE TYPE: ECC/CB
COURSE TITLE: OCEANOGRAPHY
CREDIT: 6 HOURS:90
THEORY: 6 PRACTICAL:00 THEORY:90 PRACTICAL: 00
MARKS
THEORY: 100(30+70) PRACTICAL:00
OBJECTIVE: This course is aimed towards generating fundamental concept of Oceanography.
UN
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Unit-1
Physical Oceanography: Methods of measuring properties of sea water. Molecular structure of
water. Temperature and salinity distribution in surface of the ocean. Salt composition and residence
time. Dissolved gases in seawater. Carbon dioxide and carbonate cycle.
UN
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Ocean circulation: The Ocean Conveyor belt and its role in controlling world‟s climate. Surface
circulation; concept of mixed layer, thermocline and pycnocline, Coriolis Force and Ekman Spiral,
Upwelling, El nino. Processes affecting biological productivity of ocean margin waters. Deep Ocean Circulation, concept of thermohaline circulation, formation of bottom waters; water masses of the
world oceans. Oxygen minimum layer in the ocean. Major currents of the world‟s ocean.
UN
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Deep-Sea Sediments and Processes: Deep-sea sediments and their relation to oceanic processes such as solution, productivity, and dilution. Sediment distributions in time and space as related to
tectonic models. Deep Sea hiatuses and their causes. Calcite and Aragonite Compensation depth and
significance.
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Paleoceanography: Ocean Floor Morphology, Oceanic Crust and Ocean Margins. Approaches to
Paleoceanographic reconstructions. Paleoceanographic changes in relation to earth system history including impact of the oceans on climate change. Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP); Ocean
Drilling Program (ODP) and Joint Global Ocean Flux Studies (JGOFS) and their major
accomplishments. Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) and its aims and objectives. Evolution of Oceans in the Cenozoic. Ocean Gateways of the Cenozoic and their role in controlling global
climates. Sea level changes during Quaternary with special reference to India.
Application of stable isotopes (Oxygen and Carbon) in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology.
Paleoclimatic reconstructions from ice cores.
Marine Stratigraphy, correlation and chronology.
M.Sc Geology/ 1ST SEMESTER/SU
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Ocean Resources: Mineral resources of the ocean including polymetalic nodules. Marine Gas Hydrates and their economic potential.
Marine Pollution : Marine Pollution emphasizing geochemical aspects of the sources, transport,
and fate of pollutants in the coastal marine environment. Interpreting marine pollution with the help
of microfossils during Quaternary.
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1. Elements of Dynamic Oceanography by David Tolmazin. Allen and Unwin Year 1985.
2. Oceanography; A view of the Earth by M. Grant Gross. Prentice Hall, Year 1977.
3. Global Warming by John Houghton, Cambridge Univ. Press. Year 1997.
M.Sc Geology/ 1ST SEMESTER/SU
M.Sc (GEOLOGY) I ST SEMESTER
COURSE CODE: MSGA03 COURSE TYPE: ECC/CB
COURSE TITLE: MICROPALAEONTOLOGY
CREDIT: 6 HOURS:90
THEORY: 6 PRACTICAL:00 THEORY:90 PRACTICAL: 00
MARKS
THEORY: 100(30+70) PRACTICAL:00
OBJECTIVE: This course is aimed towards generating fundamental knowledge, concepts and dimensions to
aware application of micropalaeontology
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Unit-1
Definition and scope of the Subject. Relationship of Micropaleontology with Ocean Science.
Surface and Subsurface sampling methods including deep sea drilling. Introduction to important Deep Sea Drilling Vessels like Sagar Kanya, GLOMAR Challenger, JOIDES Resolution and
Chikyu. Sampling Modern Ocean Biogenic Flux including Sediment Trap sampling. Sample
processing techniques. Equipments for micropaleontological studies
UN
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Foraminifera: Planktic Foraminifera, their modern biogeography, coiling, surface ultrastructure,
outline of morphology. Benthic foraminifera, their brief morphology. Larger Foraminifera and their
outline of morphology
UN
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Ostracoda : Outline of morphology and wall structure. Significance of Ostracoda in Quaternary
paleoceanographic and paleoclimatic studies. Environmental applications of Ostracoda including
ancient and modern continental environments. Geochemistry of the Ostracod shell and Holocene climatic variability. Applications in Oceanic biostratigraphy.
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Unit-4
Siliceous Microfossils: Radiolaria,Diatoms and silicoflagellates Outline of morphology. Modern biogeography. Use of Radiolaria in determining past sea surface
temperatures. Application of Diatoms in interpreting ancient and modern lacustrine environment like
lake Eutrophication, lake acidification. Diatoms and sea level changes. Diatoms and Sea ice cover
during Quaternary. Diatoms and paleoceanography of Equatorial upwelling systems during
Quaternary. Application of silicoflagellates in paleoclimatic interpretation. Importance of Siliceous
microfossils in marine Geology and oceanography.
M.Sc Geology/ 1ST SEMESTER/SU
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Phosphatic Microfossils:
Conodonts. Outline of morphology, paleoecology, zoological affinities
Application of Micropaleontology:
In Petroleum Exploration and in reconstruction of High-Resolution Biostratigraphy.
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1. Quaternary Environmental Micropalaeontology (Ed. Simon K. Hasllett) Arnold; Oxford
University Press, New York Year. 2002.
2. Elements of Micropaleontology by G. Bignot; Grahm and Trottman, London. Year 1985.
3. Microfossils by M.D. Braiser; Geogrge Allen and Unwin, Year 1980.
4. Micropaleontology in Petroleum exploration by R.W. Jones. Clarendon Press Oxford, 1996.
