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GEOL305 Ore Deposit Geology
Updated: 21 September 2009| Credit Points | 6 | ||||||||
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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 and GEOS2170 or permission of the head of school or candidature in a a postgraduate award | ||||||||
| 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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| Materials | Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period. | ||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |