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Published on Tuesday, 06 February 2018 06:19

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In the department of earth sciences Geology program has three field work courses in every academic year.These trip courses areconducted in different geologic settings.

Figure: 4th year Geology Students describing the rocks, identifying mineralization  and taking notes on the field in western Precambrian Metamorphic terrain.

1.  Mapping Sedimentary Terrain

For this field trip the 3^rd year geology students are taken to south western Ethiopia, around  Mugher to study sedimentary rocks at magascopic and Hand specimen scale, geologic structures, observing & measuring of the bedding, reproduce geologic map and geologic cross-section, log geologic column and identify sedimentary environments, and Understand different industrial materials used for cement factory.

1. Mapping Igneous Terrain

This field trip is again conducted for the 3^rd year geology students in the second semester in Main Ethiopian Rift.  The objective of  this field trip is to study igneous rocks at magascopic and Hand specimen scale, geologic structures, observing & measuring of the thickness of the outcrops, reproduce geologic map and geologic cross-section, identify mineralization areas,Observe different geothermal resourse, volcanic products, Volcanic land forms, thinning of the crust within the active rift, understand younging and olding directions of the rift,  and Understand different industrial materials used for cement factory and for construction purpose.

1. Mapping Metamorphic Terrain

The 4^th year geology students taken to western precamberian metamorphic terrain in order to study a metamorphic rocks at magascopic and Hand specimen scale, geologic structures, observing & measuring of the thickness of the outcrops, observing & measuring of the strike and dip of the formations, reproduce geologic map and geologic cross-section,identify mineralization areas, and Understand different industrial materials used for construction purpose, and observing  geochemical exploration methods like placer mining, and Open mining.