SUBJECT
Title
Mineral deposits 1 (magmatic, metamorphic, hydrothermal)
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2
Recommended in
Semester 1
Typically offered in
Autumn semester
Course description
Determining factors of the ore deposit formation (time independent/dependent). Plate tectonics vs. ore deposit formation. The most important Precambrian and Phanerozoic ore deposit types and examples of world-class deposits (including the observation of related hand specimens). Definition of the basic terms related to the subject of the course. The method of macroscopic description of mineralised samples and drill core logging.
Readings
- Dill, H.G. (2010): The “chessboard” classification scheme of mineral deposits: Mineralogy and geology from aluminum to zirconium. Earth-Science Reviews, 100/1-4, p. 1-420
- Sawkins, F.J. (1990): Metal Deposits in Relation to Plate Tectonics. Springer-Verlag, 461 p.