Ore Deposits I
| Title | ΓΕΝΙΚΗ ΚΟΙΤΑΣΜΑΤΟΛΟΓΙΑ / Ore Deposits I |
| Code | GMO 534Υ |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Vasilios Melfos |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 40001841 |
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories | |
| Weekly Hours | 5 |
| Class ID | 600130448
|
Class Schedule
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
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/1/600130448
- At the Website of the School: http://www.geo.auth.gr/courses/gmo/gmo534y/
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=9203
- Other: http://anestis.webpages.auth.gr/en/notes.html
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- GMO 106Y Mineralogy
Learning Outcomes
After the successful attend of the courses, students would be able to interpret the mineralizing processes in the ore deposits formation and identify the most common ore minerals under the microscope.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
General principles. Processes of formation of mineral deposits. Magma and mineral deposits. Magma and mineralizing fluids. Deposits related with ultrabasic rocks. Pegmatites. Contact metasomatism. Hydrothermal processes. Hydrothermal alteration. Porphyry copper deposits. Volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits. Submarine exhalative and volcanogenic processes. Weathering. Lateritic residual process (laterites, bauxites). Oxidation and supergene sulfide enrichment. Sedimentary deposits. Metamorphosed and metamorphic deposits. Classification of mineral deposits. Morphology of ore-bodies. Ore textures and structures.
Keywords
Ore mineralizing processes, Classification of mineral deposits, Ore microscopy
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
1) All class material is available in electronic form to all students through the course web page.
2) The teachers communicate with the students through e-mail.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 50 | 1.7 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Laboratory Work | 30 | 1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Fieldwork | 5 | 0.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 45 | 1.5 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Project | 20 | 0.7 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 25 | 0.8 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 5 | 0.2 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 180 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
Quality management system of the Quality Assurance Unit (MO.DI.P.)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
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Last Update
10-10-2018
