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Ore Deposits 301

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Principal types of ore deposits and ore forming processes. Ore mineralogy, stable isotopes, fluid inclusions and phase equilibria. Ore deposits associated with magmatic processes. Hydrothermal ore forming systems and wall rock alteration. Ore deposits in sedimentary environments. Ores of metamorphic affiliation. Metallogenesis. Development of genetic and exploration models. Techniques in mineral exploration and mining geology. Industrial rocks and minerals. Reflected light ore microscopy - oxide and sulphide mineralogy and textures, ore associations and selected ore deposits. -- Course Website

Prerequisites: 8015 (v.8)<br/> Metamorphic Petrology 202<br/> <br/> or any previous version<br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/> AND<br/><br/> <br/>    <br/> 312244 (v.1)<br/> Mineralogy and Geochemistry 201<br/> <br/> or any previous version<br/> <br/> <br/><br/> <br/>     OR<b



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