10251 (v.4) WASM Economic Geology 311



 

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
Prerequisite(s):11317 (v.4) WASM Resource Geology 112 or any previous version
An introduction to ore minerals and reflected light microscopy. Ore deposits types and theories of ore genesis. Techniques for understanding ore deposits, including ore textures, fluid inclusions, stable isotopes, wallrock alteration, mineral stabilitiesand paragenesis. Ore deposit models and ore suites for orthomagmatic, metasomatic, and sediment-hosted ore deposits. Classification, geology and uses of industrial minerals.

 

 

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