Mineral Raw Materials and Environment
| Title | Ορυκτές Πρώτες Ύλες και Περιβάλλον / Mineral Raw Materials and Environment |
| Code | EMRM102 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Nikolaos Kantiranis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600023284 |
Programme of Study: PMS Efarmosménī kai Perivallontikī Geōlogía kai Geōkíndynoi
Registered students: 8
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oryktoí Póroi kai Diacheírisī Perivállontos | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Total Hours | 26 |
| Class ID | 600272296
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Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600272296
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Learning Outcomes
Students learn the basic concepts of industrial minerals and rocks, ores and energy resources.
They are taught the uses of industrial minerals and rocks and the role of trace elements in the environment. Emphasis will be given to the use of minerals and rocks for the protection and restoration of the environment.
They will learn about environmental mineralogy and understand the importance of environmental protection in the context of National and European legislation.
They will be trained to identify the environmental problems arising from the mining industry and understand how to prepare environmental studies for quarries and mines through specific examples.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Industrial minerals and rocks - ore deposits - energy raw materials – trace elements and environment, environmental uses of industrial minerals and rocks. Environmental mineralogy. Legislation and environment. Environmental problems arising from the mining industry and ways of treatment. Examples of Environmental Impact Assessment in quarries and mines. Minerals and rocks used in the rehabilitation and treatment of the environment.
Educational Material Types
- 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
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 50 | ||||
| Reading Assigment | 25 | ||||
| Written assigments | 22 | ||||
| Exams | 3 | ||||
| Total | 100 |
Student Assessment
Description
Questionnaire. Evaluation of MODIP assessment methods
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Kabata-Pendias A. And Mukherjee B.A., 2007. Trace Elements from Soil to Human. ISBN-10 3-540-32713-4, Springer, 500 p.
Decrée S. and Robb L., 2019. Ore Deposits: Origin, Exploration, and Exploitation. Geophysical Monograph 242, American Geophysical Union and John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 260 p.
Additional bibliography for study
Carr D., 1995. Industrial Minerals and Rocks. 6th editiontor, ISBN-10: 0873351037, Society for Mining Metallurgy, 1214 p.
Φιλιππίδης Α. και Καντηράνης Ν., 2012. Ορυκτές Πρώτες Ύλες και Περιβάλλον. Τμήμα Γεωλογίας, Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης, Σημειώσεις 53 σ.
Τσιραμπίδης Α. & Φιλιππίδης Α., 2013. Ορυκτοί Πόροι Ελλάδος: Αποθέματα και Αξία. Τομέας Ορυκτολογίας Πετρολογίας-Κοιτασματολογίας, Τμήμα Γεωλογίας, Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης, Σημειώσεις 46 σ.
Φιλιππίδης Α., 1996. Περιβαλλοντική Γεωλογία (Ορυκτοί Πόροι και Περιβάλλον). Υπηρεσία Δημοσιευμάτων, ΑΠΘ, Σημειώσεις 52 σ.
Last Update
02-03-2025
