Syllabus Geology 483

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Geology 483 - Forensic Geology - Syllabus

Week	Date	Topic	Description

1	26 August	Rocks	Introduction - History and development of forensic geology from Sherlock Holmes to the modern crime laboratory Case Histories - Rocks associated with crime Discussion - Review of Rock Types Simulated Forensic Exercise - Rock identification
2	2 September	Maps	Case Histories - Rocks associated with crime Discussion - Review of map types Simulated Forensic Exercise - Locating rock sources
3	9 September	Sand	Case Histories - Sand associated with crime Discussion - Origin of sand, occurrences of sand, types and properties of sand Simulated Forensic Exercise - Identifying sand and its source, comparing sand samples
4	16 September	Amber	Case Histories - Amber associated with crime Discussion - Origin and classification of amber Simulated Forensic Exercise - Identifying and comparing amber samples
5	23 September	Coal	Case Histories - Coal associated with crime Discussion - Origin and properties of coal Simulated Forensic Exercise - Identifying and comparing coal samples
6	30 September	Cosmetics	Case Histories - Mineral pigments in cosmetics associated with crime Discussion - Mineralogy of cosmetics Simulated Forensic Exercise - Identifying and comparing cosmetics *Exam #1*
7	7 October	Fossils	Case Histories - Fossils associated with crime Discussion - Nature and classification of fossils Simulated Forensic Exercise - Identifying and using fossils
8	14 October	Spores and Pollen	Case Histories - Pollen and spores associated with Pollen crime Discussion - Classification of pollen and spores Simulated Forensic Exercise - Identifying and comparing pollen and spores
9	21 October	Soil(1)	Case Histories - Soil associated with crime Discussion - Origin and classification of soils Simulated Forensic Exercise - Characterizing and comparing soils
10	28 October	Soil(2)	Case Histories - Soils associated with crime Discussion - Techniques of characterizing soils: X-ray diffraction and density profiling Simulated Forensic Exercise - Comparing soil samples with x-ray diffraction
11	4 November	Building Materials	Case Histories - Building Materials associated with Materials crime Discussion - Nature and classification of building materials Simulated Forensic Exercise - Comparing building materials *Exam #2*
12	11 November	Environmental Pollution (1)	Case Histories - Environmental pollution incidents Discussion - Geochemistry of Pollutants Simulated Forensic Exercise - Identifying environmental pollutants
13	18 November	Environmental Pollution (2)	Case Histories - Environmental pollution incidents Discussion - Geochemistry of Pollutants Simulated Forensic Exercise - Identifying environmental pollutants
14	2 December	Art Fraud	Case Histories - Works of art associated with crime Discussion - Geology of works of art Simulated Forensic Exercise - Mineralogy of art works
15	9 December	Archeology	Case Histories - Geological materials in archeology associated with crime Discussion - Archeological geology Simulated Forensic Exercise - Examination and comparison of archeological materials

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