LIVING ROCKS IN THE JUNGLE; STUDENTS OF LAUTECH EXPLORED THE LIVING GEMS.
It is widely known that being an Earth scientist necessitate being a jungle lover, as Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Students embark on another field work exercise for Part Two, Part Three and Part Five Earth scientist .
However, a Geologist studies the earth,exploring its materials,its structure and the significance of elements to modern life.The three most essential places where an Earth sciences students works are: 1.The lecture room(where field mapping is being taught as a whole),2.The laboratory(where rock samples gotten on field are being examined under the microscope)3.The field(places are mapped and rock samples are obtained for proper observation and identification.
What field work is like in my school...
field work in my school is what is done on daily basis
depending on the topic being taught at the moment and also the
availability of the rock type in question, if its within our reach we
can
always go there with the lecturer in charge and learn more after the
theoretical class, to see what the Rock sample or structure looks
like . After the semester, the department organizes fieldwork for all
students at various levels this is done to help students explore place
and know more about their course of study. Its like having a practical
session after a whole lot of theoretical class,and the more rocks you
know and able to identify the better you get as a student of
geology. An account
from one of the students goes thus; '' In my first year I went with my
level mates and
lecturer to ogun state ijebu- ode to be precise, to check out tar sand
samples at area J4.The location being a sedimentary terrain,i saw many
sedimentary outcrops and saw how they were been laid in stratas. Being
an
introductory mapping we didn't do much, we were taught how to make use
of
the Global Positioning System (GPS) to take co-ordinates,what and what
to check out for before
naming a rock and also how to take fresh rock samples.
Moreso, Part two field mapping was another interesting experience on its
own,was energy sapping,a lot of endurance treck and a more detailed
mapping with little or no fun. Some locations were unmappable
though,because the villagers were not accommodating or maybe the rock we
wanted to describe and pick samples from was their little "god" who
knows, thats just by the way,back to mapping experience,the area I and
my group members mapped was Lagbedu-orile and its environs (villages
around it). The location was a basement terrain,the accesibility was
majorly by foot,The locations were mapped and named one after the other
with the likes of Alaguodo, kajola, kajola alagbara, Maleru, Ideure and many
more all in Oyo-state.Their co-ordinates were taken, the rocks were
named,and most of the outcrops were granitic rocks with weathered
surfaces,the texture were described and structures such as
joint,fault,fold and lineation where seen were noted down in the field
note. Rock samples were taken at different location for analysis.The
mapping lasted for weeks. We returned back to school to compute and
compile the field report and also to produce the geological map of the
location mapped.
WOW! HAPPY TO BE A JUNGLE EXPLORER!!!
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