Syllabus
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Course Code: GT-605 Course Name: Economic and Ore Geology |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Introduction: basic terms and definitions, historical background, scope of economic geology, importance of mineral deposits in national economy, ore deposits and ore minerals: classification and structure/texture of ore minerals, morphology of ore bodies. | |
| 2 | Ore genesis: physico- chemical conditions of ore formation. Fluid inclusion studies, mineralization associated with ultramafic, mafic and acidic rocks, greenstone belts, komatiites, anorthosites and kimberlites and submarine volcanism. Metamorphic and metamorphosed processes responsible for ore mineral genesis. | |
| 3 | Endogenic processes of ore formation: early and late magnetic segregation and injection, immiscible liquid segregation, different types of hydrothermal ore formation, volcanic exhalative process, exogenic processes of ore formation, mechanical accumulation, sedimentary precipitates, residual concentration, oxidation and supergene enrichment. | |
| 4 | Geology and distribution of important economic deposits of India: bauxite, iron, manganese, copper, lead, zinc, gold, chromites, diamond, coal and petroleum. Metallogeny and mineral belts: global distribution of minerals in time and space. |
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