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9782 (v.6) Geology 306 - Ore Deposits
Area: Department of Applied Geology Contact Hours: 5.0 Credits: 25.0 Lecture: 3 x 1 Hours Weekly Laboratory: 2 x 1 Hours Weekly Prerequisite(s): 11913 (v.2) Geology 214 - Geochemistry or any previous version
Principal types of ore deposits and ore forming processes. Ore mineralogy, stable isotopes, fluid inclusions and phase equilibria. Ore deposits associated with magmatic processes. Hydrothermal ore forming systems and wall rock alteration. Ore deposits insedimentary environments. Ores of metamorphic affiliation. Metallogenesis. Development of genetic and exploration models. Techniques in mineral exploration and mining geology. Industrial rocks and minerals. Reflected light ore microscopy - oxide and sulphide mineralogy and textures, ore associations and selected ore deposits.
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