Area: | WASM Mining Geology Teaching Area |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 40.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 20 Hours Weekly |
Practical: | 1 x 10 Hours Weekly |
Fieldwork: | 1 x 10 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Partly field based covering current theories into the genesis of Archean greenstone belts. Ore deposits to be investigated in detail include peridotite-hosted nickel deposits, volcanic-hosted stratiform Cu-Zn deposits, orogenic (mesothermal) gold deposits, and lateritic deposits of Ni, Co and Au. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have an understanding of Archean geology. and the main Archean ore deposit types. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 80%, Examination 20%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 10703 Geology | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Supplemental | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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