302575 (v.2) Geology 426
| Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Lecture: | 3 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | 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 association and selected ore deposits. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Have an advanced understanding of ore deposit geology. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
| Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 100%. This is a Grade/Mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
CRICOS provider code 00301J
