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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

10237 (v.4) Economic Geology 512

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Area: Department of Applied Geology
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
Lecture: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Practical: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 10229 (v.4) Economic Geology 511 or any previous version
Syllabus: Recognition and significance of wallrock alteration. Ore deposits suites and genetic models for uranium, porphyry Cu-Mo deposits, epithermal Au-Ag deposits, volcanic-hosted Cu-Zn-Pb deposits and orogenic Au deposits. Deformation of sulphides. Metallogeny and plate tectonics. Geology and evaluation of coal and oil shale. Introductory petroleum geology. Exploration for fossil fuels.
Field of Education: 010700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Supplemental
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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