EA5043 - Ore Genesis
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
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Processes or ore formation, including the geochemistry of ore-forming fluids, wall-rock interactions and fluid migration; the styles, attributes and geological context of mineralised rock-systems.
Learning Outcomes
- to give an understanding of the nature and origin of metalliferous ore deposits;
- to provide an introduction to methods in metallogenic studies including ore microscopy, fluid inclusion studies and stable isotope geochemistry;
- to place these in the context of modern mining and exploration techniques.
| Prerequisites: | EA5320 AND EA5048 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | EA3400 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, , Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 29-Aug-2019 | |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); presentations (10%); practical tests (10%); assignments (40%). |
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