Field Training
| Title | Ασκήσεις Υπαίθρου / Field Training |
| Code | GMOM208Y |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Michail Vavelidis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40001960 |
| Academic Year | 2017 – 2018 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Class ID | 600107910
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
- Skills Development
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600107910
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes: The field excursions focus on the understanding of the regional and local geology as a framework for mineral deposits formation
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Respect natural environment
Course Content (Syllabus)
Mapping of mines and quarries, sampling methods in the field, collecting samples of minerals, rocks, ores and sediments, excursions to areas of active and past mining and quarrying activity.
Keywords
Mapping, sampling, quarries and mines
Educational Material Types
- Notes
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
The communication with the students is achieved via e-mail and facebook.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fieldwork | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Total |
Student Assessment
Description
Quality Management System of the Quality Assurance Unit (MODIP).
Student Assessment methods
- Report (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
1. Melfos V., Vavelidis M., Christofides G., Seidel E. (2002). Origin and evolution of the Tertiary Maronia porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, Thrace, Greece. Mineralium Deposita, 37, 648-668.
2. Fornadel A.P., Spry P.G., Melfos V., Vavelidis M., Voudouris P. (2011). Is the Palea Kavala Bi-Te-Pb-Sb ± Au district, northeastern Greece, an intrusion-related system? Ore Geology Reviews, 39, 119-133.
3. Voudouris P., Melfos V., Spry P.G., Moritz R., Papavassiliou C., Falalakis G. (2011). Mineralogy and geochemical environment of formation of the Perama Hill high-sulfidation epithermal Au-Ag-Te-Se deposit, Petrota Graben, NE Greece. Mineralogy and Petrology, 103, 79-100.
4. Voudouris P.C., Spry P.G., Mavrogonatos C., Sakellaris G-A., Bristol S.K., Melfos V., Fornadel A.P. (2013). Bismuthinite derivatives, lillianite homologues and bismuth sulfotellurides as indicators of gold mineralization in the Stanos shear-zone related deposit, Chalkidiki, Northern Greece. Canadian Mineralogist, 51, 119-142.
5. Voudouris P., Melfos V., Spry P.G., Bindi L., Moritz R., Ortelli M. Kartal T. (2013). Extremely Re-Rich Molybdenite from Porphyry Cu-Mo-Au Prospects in Northeastern Greece: Mode of occurrence, causes of enrichment, and implications for gold exploration. Minerals, 3, 165-191.
6. Voudouris P., Melfos V., Spry P.G., Kartal T., Schleicher H., Moritz R., Ortelli M. (2013). The Pagoni Rachi/Kirki Cu-Mo±Re±Au deposit, Northern Greece: Mineralogical and fluid inclusion constrains on the evolution of a telescoped porphyry-epithermal system. Canadian Mineralogist, 51, 411-442.
Last Update
15-05-2014
