INSTRUCTORS
Lectures: | S. Kilias, Prof. |
Lab. Training: | S. Kilias, Prof H. Vasilatos, Assist. Prof A. Papoutsa, Laboratory Teaching Staff |
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COURSE KEY ELEMENTS
LEVEL / SEMESTER: | EQF level 6; NQF of Greece level 6 / 6th |
TYPE: | General Background, Skill Development |
TEACHING ACTIVITIES - HOURS/WEEK - ECTS: | Lectures, Practical exercises, Laboratory exercises, Fieldwork
2 hours of lecturing,
2 hours of practical exercises per week,
6 ECTS credit |
Prerequisites: | Recommended: - Υ2201 - Introduction to Geology
- Y2202 - Systematic Mineralogy - Mineral Identification
- Y3201 - Igneous Rocks-Magmatic Processes
- Y3202 - Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks
- Y4201 - Petrology of Metamorphic Rocks
- Y4203 - Geochemistry
- Y5202 - Stratigraphy
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Language of instruction and Assessment: | Greek (V.S.1 English) |
Availability to Erasmus+ Students: | YES in English |
COURSE CONTENT:
A. Lectures
- Non-economic mineralization, and economic ore deposits. Reserves and Classification of reserves. Importance of ore deposits in the world economic and cultural evolution, and mineral industry in everyday life and modern technologies. Discrimination of ore deposit types in the Greek legal system. Geologic and geotectonic environment of formation of ore deposits and distribution in the earth’s crust. Genetic models, value chains and mineral exploration programs of ore deposits.
- “Magmatic Ore deposits” - Genetic Models.
Fundamental petrologic and geochemical processes of formation of magmatic ore deposits.Chromite ore deposits. . Κοιτάσματα χρωμίτη. Rare earth element (REE) ores in carbonatites, lkalic intrusions, and pegmatites. Platinum group metal (PGM) ores. Ni–Cu sulfide deposits in basic and ultrabasic rocks. - “Magmatic-Hydrothermal ” and “Hydrothermal Ore Deposits” - Genetic Models.
Fundamental hydrothermal processes. Genesis of Magmatic-hydrothermal and Hydrothermal ore deposits formed around magmatic centres: Skarn-type and carbonate-replacement ores. Porphyry-Cu systems and porphyry-type Cu-Au-Mo ores. Epithermal Cu-Au–Ag, and Au–Ag, high sulfidation and low-sulfidation, ore deposits. Genesis of ore deposits on the seafloor: Fundamental principles of hydrothermal seafloor metallogeny. Volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits (VMS) – Metallogeny of seafloor chemical sediments. Manganese (Mn) ores in sedimentary rocks. Polymetallic ocean nodules, and Iron-Manganese (Fe-Mn) crusts rich in Co, Te, Mo etc.
B. Practical/Lab exercises:
- Students are trained to recognize the geologic, petrologic, mineralogic, and chemical characteristics of HYDROMAG-type ores and their host rocks. Deliverables: Interpretation of data such as above and application in the formulation of Genetic Models.
- Combined exercises of macroscopic, and reflected and transmitted light microscopy, study of meal ores, and host rocks.
- Application of mineralogic, chemical and textural characteristics of HYDROMAG-type ores in metallurgical processing
C. Field work exercise:
One day compulsory exercise in the field: (1) Skarn-type metal-sulfide and Fe-oxide mineralization, Porphyry-type Mo mineralization, carbonate-replacement Pb-Zn-Ag ore deposits in the Lavrion area. Identification and analysis of Metallogenic Characteristics (MC), i.e., lithologic, tectonic, morphologic, mineralogic characteristics, ores, gangue minerals. Written Report (DELIVERABLE!) on the detailed description of the MC, and formulation of the genetic model of the ores in the visited area, with the aid of data from the literature. This field exercise is compulsory, as it is the Written Report that correspond to 30% of the final grade of the course.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES - TEACHING METHODS:
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
| Activity | Student’s effort |
| Lectures | 26 hours |
| Practical exercises | 26 hours |
| Fieldwork | 10 hours |
| Home-work | 58 hours |
| Preparation for final Assessment | 60 hours |
| Total student effort | 180 hours |
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Students are examined in Greek language (Erasmus students can be assessed in English).
Final grade:
Ι. Oral examination on the taught curriculum and ore macroscopic samples
A range of grading techniques is used:
- Oral questions on all of the taught curriculum: The achievement of the learning outcomes is assessed, and especially the effort put by of the student for this achievement.
- Critical thinking: The ability of the student to think critically, to organize and combine knowledge, and express themselves using the proper scientific vocabulary.
- Right or Wrong: In order to augment the credibility of this type of examination, the students are asked to justify their answers.
The questions and themes for oral examinations are described in detail during the Lectures, Practical (Lab) exercises, and Field work.(70% of the final grade)
ΙΙ. Field Exercise
- Active participation in the compulsory Field Exercise plus the Written Report corresponds to the30%of the final grade
RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY
In addition to the bibliography posted on the special website of the course,
Suggested Literature:
- John Ridley Ore deposit geology Cambridge University press 2013
- Lawrence Robb Ore forming processes Blackwell publishing 2004
- Anthony M.Evans Introduction to mineral exploration Blackwell Science 1995
- Pohl, Economic Geology – Principles and Practice. Willey - Blackwell 2011. [Κωδ. ΕΥΔΟΞΟΣ: 80504203]
- Taylor R., Ore Textures. Springer Berlin 2009 [Κωδ. ΕΥΔΟΞΟΣ: 73249091, electronic resource PDF]
Related Scientific Journals:
1 V.S.: Visitor Students (e.g. ERASMUS)