Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

MSE 204 — Oceanic Magmas and Volcanoes

MSE department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

describe the formation, nature, activities and eruptions of marine volcanoes
differentiate varieties of oceanic ridge systems, identify their characteristic features and describe their distribution
explain magma and lava flows on the sea floor
state the different rock types associated with marine volcanoes; and
describe the economic mineral and biological resources associated with marine volcanoes

Course contents

Occurrence, structure and types of volcanoes on ocean floor: distribution, formation, activities and eruptions of marine volcanoes. Oceanic ridge systems, varieties, distribution, characteristic, structures and features. Magma types and materials; lava flows on sea floor, their characteristics, structures and features.

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MSE 204 — Oceanic Magmas and Volcanoes

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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