| Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| Lecture: | 3 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 11913 (v.2) Geology 214 - Geochemistry or any previous version
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| 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 associations and selected ore deposits. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Understood the fundamentals of ore genesis and its application to mineral exploration and exploitation. Gained an appreciation of the fundamentals of mineral resources exploration and evaluation.Related ore microscopy to genetic models. |
| 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: | Evans, A.M ., (1993), Ore Geology and Industrial Minerals: An introduction,. (3rd ed), 390p. Blackwell Scientific. Collins, P. (1997). Ore Petrology Reference Manual, 94p. Curtin University. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Practical Assignments and Examination 50%, Theory Examination 50%. This is a Grade/Mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
