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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Science : Earth Sciences

625-314 Economic Geology

Credit Points:

21.0

Coordinator:

Professor I R Plimer

Prerequisite/s:

Earth Sciences 625-312; 625-313 is strongly recommended.

Corequisite/s:

625-311

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

26 lectures (two a week), 26 hours practical (two hours a week) and eight days field work

Objectives:

On completion of this subject, students should:

Comprehend:

  • the wide variety of metalliferous-ore-forming processes;

  • the formation processes of petroleum and coal deposits;

Have developed:

  • skills in interpreting ore deposits;

  • skills in exploration techniques based on ore-forming processes.

Content:

Geological setting and genesis of major metalliferous deposits. Geology of petroleum and coal deposits; genesis of petroleum from source materials to fuel entrapment; application of geophysical and geochemical techniques to petroleum exploration.

Assessment:

A 3-hour written examination; a 3-hour practical examination or reports totalling up to 3000 words.

Prescribed Texts:

  • Evans A M, An Introduction to Geology, 1980 Blackwell Scientific.
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