10229 (v.3) WASM Economic Geology 511



 

Area:WASM Mining Geology Teaching Area
Contact Hours:5.0
Credits:25.0
Lecture:1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Practical:1 x 2 Hours Weekly
An introduction to ore minerals and reflected light microscopy. Ore deposit types and theories of ore genesis. Techniques for understanding ore deposits, including ore textures, fluid inclusions, stable isotopes, wallrock alteration, mineral stabilities and paragenesis. Ore deposit models and ore suites for othomagmatic, metasomatic, and sediment-hosted ore deposits. Classification, geology and uses of industrial minerals.

 

 

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