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GEOL305 Ore Deposit Geology

Updated: 02 June 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
06 July 2010 17 July 2010 Mandatory The school will be of twelve days' duration and includes two field excursions.
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

Quotas apply to this unit: Semester 2: 18 off-campus
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.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Introduction to Ore-Forming Processes
ISBN: 9780632063789
Robb, L., Blackwell 2004
Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Economic Geology - 100th Anniversary Volume
ISBN: 9781887483018
Hedenquist, J.W., Thompson, J.F.H., Goldfarb, R.J. and Richards, J.P., Society of Economic Geologists 1st ed. 2005
Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 15% 1500
Assessment Notes
Research Paper 1
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 GA: 2, 4, 6
Assignment 2 15% 1500
Assessment Notes
Research Paper 2
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 GA: 1, 2, 4, 6
Practical 40% 1000
Assessment Notes
Practical assignments and tests during intensive school
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 GA: 2, 4, 6, 8
Final Examination 2 hrs 30%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1 GA: 1, 2, 4

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. Comprehend the alteration and mineralisation characteristics of the more economically important ore deposit types
  2. Be able to recognize the geochemical implications of ore textures, alteration and mineralization styles through practical and field excursion experience
  3. Understand exploration methods and field cri
  4. Be able to express their knowledge concisely and coherently through written communication

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students receive discipline knowledge through lecture, eReserve materials, and online readings. This knowledge focuses on the origin and exploration for metallic mineral deposits from the literature, readings and practical experience, as well as the exploration criteria for different deposit types. They are assessed on their acquisition of the basic concepts delivered during the semester 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will develop and improve communication skills through verbal delivery (critiqued) and written reports and exams. Students are to be able to express acquired knowledge and personal observations in written reports and on exams 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students develop an greater comprehension of the global perspective of ore deposit formation in a plate tectonic context. They will be able to recognize prespective terraines for exporation of different style of ore deposits. They are assessed on this understanding via exams 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will utilize different sources of information (e.g., online resources, foundational literature) to develop ideas relating to the discipline. They will express their understanding of these concepts by written communication in research reports and exams 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students will develop a strong foundation of the more advanced concepts of metallogenesis which will enable them to better comprehend future theoretical advances relating to ore formation and the relationship to exploration strategies 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Students should be able to apply logical, critical and creative thinking to problems relating to mineralogical and elemental zonation in ore deposits and recognize the predictive nature of such zonation. They will be assessed on this knowledge in practical tests and exams. They should also be able to identify critical issues in the discipline through exposure to practical experience at different scales, including handsamples, 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Not explicitly addressed in this unit
8 Team Work
Students will be able to learn co-operatively as they work through practical material in groups. They will appreciate the importance in conferring with colleagues to obtain other points of view and observations beyond their own in a cooperative learning/work environment 		True
   

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