Knowledge Geological Comments and techniques and skills understanding There is a distinction between Earth’s: resources – naturally occurring useful substances reserves of a resource the – calculated amount that is economic to b. Mineral resources are Investigate the uses Candidates should be extract. important in of the following aware of how the physical construction, industrial minerals and chemical properties manufacturing and of these three geological [Limestone energy generation. for aggregate materials influence their in use. construction Haematite in the steel industry Uranium in Candidates should be able Geologists Interpret energy prospecting data to decide which prospecting for new [geological generation]. mapping, prospecting technique(s) reserves use a geophysical, is/are the most appropriate variety of geochemical] to identify for locating different types techniques: possible valuable mineral of geological materials (e.g. geological mapping resources. oil and gas, metalliferous borehole minerals). correlation [using microfossils] geophysical [seismic, magnetic and ground penetrating radar] geochemical [soil and river sediment analysis].
Knowledge and understanding Geological techniques and skills Comments There is a distinction between Earth’s: resources – naturally occurring useful substances reserves of a resource – the calculated amount that is economic to extract. b. Mineral resources are important in construction, industrial manufacturing and energy generation. Investigate the uses of the following minerals [Limestone for aggregate in construction Haematite in the steel industry Uranium in energy generation]. Candidates should be aware of how the physical and chemical properties of these three geological materials influence their use. Geologists prospecting for new reserves use a variety of techniques: geological mapping borehole correlation [using microfossils] geophysical [seismic, magnetic and ground penetrating radar] geochemical [soil and river sediment analysis]. Interpret prospecting data [geological mapping, geophysical, geochemical] to identify possible valuable mineral resources. Candidates should be able to decide which prospecting technique(s) is/are the most appropriate for locating different types of geological materials (e.g. oil and gas, metalliferous minerals).
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