Petrology of the Southeastern Part of the Gunung Jerai

This project is to study about the petrology of the southeastern part of the Gunung Jerai. The objective of this study is to understand the distribution of the rocks by constructing the geological map and understand the degree of the metamorphism occur in the southeastern part of Gunung Jerai. The s...

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Main Author: B Md Ghazali, Luqman Hakim
Format: Final Year Project
Language: English
Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
Record Id / ISBN-0: utp-utpedia.18269 /
Published: Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 2016
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G Geography (General)
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spelling utp-utpedia.182692018-11-22T14:41:37Z http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/18269/ Petrology of the Southeastern Part of the Gunung Jerai B Md Ghazali, Luqman Hakim G Geography (General) This project is to study about the petrology of the southeastern part of the Gunung Jerai. The objective of this study is to understand the distribution of the rocks by constructing the geological map and understand the degree of the metamorphism occur in the southeastern part of Gunung Jerai. The southeastern part of Gunung Jerai is dominated by metamorphic rocks followed by igneous rocks. The metamorphic rocks present are quartzite and hornfels while the igneous rocks found are granite and pegmatite. The metamorphic rocks formed in the area by contact metamorphism mechanism and produce low grade metamorphic rocks with no foliation. The analysis done on the samples of the rocks shows the exact characteristics and properties of the rocks. The findings of this study can be correlated with the previous study done by other researchers, with the addition of hornfels in the proposed geological map. Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 2016-01 Final Year Project NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/18269/1/Hardbound%20Luqman.pdf B Md Ghazali, Luqman Hakim (2016) Petrology of the Southeastern Part of the Gunung Jerai. Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. (Submitted)
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B Md Ghazali, Luqman Hakim
Petrology of the Southeastern Part of the Gunung Jerai
description This project is to study about the petrology of the southeastern part of the Gunung Jerai. The objective of this study is to understand the distribution of the rocks by constructing the geological map and understand the degree of the metamorphism occur in the southeastern part of Gunung Jerai. The southeastern part of Gunung Jerai is dominated by metamorphic rocks followed by igneous rocks. The metamorphic rocks present are quartzite and hornfels while the igneous rocks found are granite and pegmatite. The metamorphic rocks formed in the area by contact metamorphism mechanism and produce low grade metamorphic rocks with no foliation. The analysis done on the samples of the rocks shows the exact characteristics and properties of the rocks. The findings of this study can be correlated with the previous study done by other researchers, with the addition of hornfels in the proposed geological map.
format Final Year Project
author B Md Ghazali, Luqman Hakim
author_sort B Md Ghazali, Luqman Hakim
title Petrology of the Southeastern Part of the Gunung Jerai
title_short Petrology of the Southeastern Part of the Gunung Jerai
title_full Petrology of the Southeastern Part of the Gunung Jerai
title_fullStr Petrology of the Southeastern Part of the Gunung Jerai
title_full_unstemmed Petrology of the Southeastern Part of the Gunung Jerai
title_sort petrology of the southeastern part of the gunung jerai
publisher Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
publishDate 2016
url http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/18269/1/Hardbound%20Luqman.pdf
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