GEOL305 Ore Deposit Geology
Updated: 24 December 2008| Credit Points | 6 | ||||||||
| Offering | Not offered in 2009 | ||||||||
| Online level | Level A- Internet access required | ||||||||
| Intensive School(s) |
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| Supervised Exam | There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled. | ||||||||
| Pre-requisites | GEOL207 or GEOS2170 or candidature in a a postgraduate award in the School of Environmental and Rural Science or School of Science and Technology | ||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||||||
| Restrictions | None | ||||||||
| Notes | offered off-campus in even numbered years |
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| Combined Units | None | ||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Kierran Maher (kmaher6@une.edu.au) | ||||||||
| Unit Description |
The geological setting, characteristics, physicochemical conditions of formation, economics and exploration of ore deposits related to magmatic crystallisation, late magmatic igneous hydrothermal activity, subvolcanic and volcanic activity, submarine exhalations, diagenesis, surficial processes and metamorphism. Practical work is on the mineralogy, petrology and exploration parameters of ore deposits and their enclosing rocks; includes two field excursions. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
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Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material
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| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |