Geology of mineral deposits

General data

Course ID:	1300-OGZ3LC1
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.303 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0532) Earth science The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Geology of mineral deposits
Name in Polish:	Geologia złóż (dla kierunku geologia i kierunku geologia stosowana - spec. inżynieria surowców mineralnych)
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty obowiązkowe na III r. studiów I st. na kierunku geologia stosowana na specjalizacji ISM
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Prerequisites (description):	Basically, the classes are directed to students who should have basic knowledge (classes and lectures on first and second year of the studies) on geology, mineralogy and petrology, geochemistry and structural geology.
Short description:	Classes are devoted to presentation of basic research methods used in the economic geology that allow to identify the mineral composition of raw materials, reconstruction of physical and chemical conditions of formation of different genetic types of mineral deposits and the economic evaluation of the raw materials.
Full description:	The classes are devoted to introduction the students to research methods commonly used by economic geologist during exploration and evaluation of mineral raw materials. Students will learn how to recognize the texture of different genetic types of raw materials, get acquainted with the methods of ore petrography, as well as learn how stable isotopes and fluid inclusion studies helps to identify the origin and source of the fluids. In addition, the introduction to EPMA and geophysics will be made. At the end of the classes the students will learn the main instrumental methods that can be used during the clay materials research.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) 1. Bolewski A., Budkiewicz M., Wyszomirski P. (1991) – Surowce ceramiczne. Wydawnictwa Geologiczne, Warszawa. 2. Edwards R., Atkinson K. (1986) Ore deposits geology and its influence on mineral exploration. Chapman and Hall, London. 3. Evans A. M. (1993) – Ore Geology and industrial minerals. An introduction. Blackwell Science (third edition). 4. Hoefs J. (1997) – Stable Isotope Geochemistry. Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg. 5. Kruszewska K., Dybova-Jachowicz S. (1997) – Zarys petrologii węgla. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego, Katowice. 6. McSween H. Y., Richardson S. M., Uhle E. M. (2004) – Geochemistry – Pathways and processes. Columbia University Press, New York. 7. Piestrzyński A. (1992) – Wybrane materiały do ćwiczeń z petrografii rud. Wydawnictwa AGH, Kraków. 8. Roedder E. (1984) – Fluid inclusions. Reviews in Mineralogy, vol. 12, Mineralogical Society of America. 9. Sawkins F. J. (1990) – Metal deposits in relation to plate tectonics. Springer-Verlag, Berlin-Heidelberg. 10. Smirnow W. I. (1986) – Geologia złóż kopalin użytecznych. Wydawnictwo Geologiczne , Warszawa. 11.Wybrane publikacje w czasopismach naukowych: Economic Geology, Mineralium Deposita, Ore Geology Reviews, Mining Magazine, Chemical Geology, Geochimica et Cosmochomica Acta itp.
Learning outcomes:	Students who pass the classes know how to choose the right set of research methods in order to being able to design a program of prospecting and exploration for mineral resources. In addition, the students are also able to determine the structure and texture of ores, are familiar with the methods of ore microscopy, stable isotope and fluid inclusion study, as well as the interpretation of the analytical data collected during the investigations. They are also familiar with the basic interpretation of well logs.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Classes: test written in the form of multiple choice questions, some questions require additional answers. To pass you must obtain 51% of the maximum number of points.
Practical placement:	none

This course is not currently offered.

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