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GEOL305 Ore Deposit Geology

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
17 August 2013 28 August 2013 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
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Nancy Vickery (nvicker2@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 identificaiton of mineralogy, petrology and exploration parameters of ore deposits and their enclosing rocks, petrographic analysis of hand samples, drill core and thin sections.
Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
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. identify and recognise the geological implications of ore textures, alteration and mineralization styles through practical and field excursion experience;
  3. understand exploration methods and their complexities; and
  4. synthesize observational and other data and produce a geologic interpretation.

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 trimester. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will develop and improve communication skills through verbal delivery (critiqued) and written reports and exams. Students should 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 recognise perspective terrains for exploration of different style of ore deposits. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will utilise different sources of information (eg, 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 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 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 recognise the predictive nature of such zonation. They will be assessed on this knowledge in practical tests and a project report. They should also be able to identify critical issues in the discipline through exposure to practical experience at different scales, including thin section to district. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Students will be able to learn cooperatively 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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