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General Geology

Earth science, minerals, rocks, structure and geologic mapping

1.1 The science of geology and its branches1.1.json 1.2 Geologic time scale; hydrologic cycle and rock cycle1.2.json 1.3 Internal structure of the earth, the crust, mantle and core, lithosphere and asthenosphere, pressure and temperature inside the earth1.3.json 1.4 Earthquakes and faults; mechanism of earthquake, seismic waves; seismograph, magnitude and intensity of earthquakes, liquefaction, forecast and preparedness1.4.json 1.5 History of seismological monitoring in Nepal Himalaya1.5.json 1.6 Geological works of surface water, groundwater, glacier and wind1.6.json 1.7 Physiography and tectonic divisions of the Nepal Himalaya1.7.json 1.8 Evolution of the Himalaya1.8.json 1.9 Structures and stratigraphy of different tectonic zones of Nepal Himalaya1.9.json 2.1 Definition and scope of structural geology2.1.json 2.2 Geological map and cross -section; orientation of a line (trend and plunge) and a plane (dip and strike); geological compass; stereographic2.2.json 2.3 Primary structures and their importance in structural geological interpretation, unconformity2.3.json 2.4 Folds, classification of folds, criteria of recognition of folds in the field2.4.json 2.5 Faults, classification of faults, criteria of recognition of faults in the field2.5.json 2.6 Joints, classification of joints; study of joints in the field2.6.json 2.7 Foliation, lineation, cleavage, schistosity and their classifications; relationship of foliation and lineation with other structures in the field2.7.json 3.1 Depositional environment: Fluvial, lacustrine and glacial environments3.1.json 3.2 Distribution of sedimentary rocks, formation of sediments3.2.json 3.3 Tectonic setting of sediment accumulations3.3.json 3.4 Geosynclines and plate tectonics3.4.json 3.5 Structure of sedimentary rocks: Erosional structures, depositional structures, synsedimentary deformational structures and their significance3.5.json 3.6 Sedimentary rocks - classification, definitions, texture and structures, and compositions of sandstones, conglorme rates, mudrocks, limestones3.6.json 4.1 Introduction to crystallography, morphology of crystals: Point group; symmetry; geometrical operation symmetry notations4.1.json 4.2 Concept of point groups and 32 classes; definition of crystal face, edge, and solid angle; Forty-eight forms4.2.json 4.3 Definition of mineral, rock and ore-forming minerals4.3.json 4.4 Physical properties of minerals4.4.json 4.5 Crystallinity and forms of minerals, habit of minerals, forms of crystalline and cryptocrystalline aggregates4.5.json 4.6 Chemical properties of minerals: native elements, sulphides, halides, oxides, silicates, titanates, phosphates, arsenates and vanadates4.6.json 4.7 Optical mineralogy: Snell's law, total internal refle ction, critical angle, isotropic and anisotropic minerals, polarization and interference4.7.json 5.1 Stratigraphy5.1.json 5.2 Paleontology5.2.json 5.3 Historical geology5.3.json 6.1 Igneous Petrology6.1.json 6.2 Metamorphic Petrology6.2.json 7.1 Economic Geology7.1.json 7.2 Exploration Geology7.2.json 8.1 Role of engineering geology in engineering works8.1.json 8.2 Index properties of soil: unit weight, porosity, void ratio, degree of saturation, cohesive and non -cohesive soil, soil consistency8.2.json 8.3 Rock strength and deformation, discontinuities in rock masses, index tests, engineering classification of rocks8.3.json 8.4 Mass movements and landslides: causes and classification, control and mitigation measures, landslides of Nepal8.4.json 8.5 Slope stability analysis, construction material8.5.json 8.6 Concept of geohazard, risk and vulnerability8.6.json 8.7 Site investigation8.7.json 9.1 Principle of Groundwater Flow9.1.json 9.2 Pumping Test and Water Pumps9.2.json 9.3 Tube Well Drilling9.3.json 9.4 Ground water exploration9.4.json 10.1 vfgL tyf vlgh kbfy{ P]g, @)$@ / vfgL tyf vlgh kbfy{ lgodfjnL, @)%^10.1.json 10.2 hn;|+f]t P]g, @)$( / hn;|f]t lgodfjnL, @)%)10.2.json 10.3 hn;|f]t, jftfj/0f / k|fs[lts;|f]t;DaGwL10.3.json 10.4 rfn' cfjlws of]hgfdf vlgh tyf hn;|f]t;DaGwL Joj:yf10.4.json