Credits: 5
Schedule: 01.11.2018 - 17.12.2018
Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Jussi Leveinen
Teaching Period (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
II (autumn)
Learning Outcomes (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Gaining basic knowledge on the processing-related mineralogical and geological aspects of ores and industrial minerals.
Content (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Main rock forming minerals and mineral groups of silicates, oxides, carbonates. Genetic groups and main petrographic characteristics of rocks.
Basics of ore mineralogy. Optical properties and processing-related characteristics of
the main ore minerals. Industrial minerals and their application. Application of microanalytical methods in ore mineralogy. Major ore forming processes. Magma-related ore deposits. Sedimentary and metamorphic ore deposits. Globally important types of ore deposits in a genetic system.
Globally important mineral resources.
Assessment Methods and Criteria (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
The written exam 50 %, exercises 50 %
Workload (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Lectures, exercises, exam
24 h of lectures
44 h weekly exercises and their preparation
67 h individual studies
Study Material (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
- The slides will be provided digitally.
- Mineral Resources, Economics and the Environment, Kesler S and Simon A., Cambridge, 2015
- Future Global Mineral Resources. Arndt & al. Geochemical Perspectievs, V. 6, number 1, April 2017.
- Introduction to Mineral Exploration, Moon C. & al., Blackwell Publishing.
- Ore Geology and Industrial Minerals. An Introduction Evans, A.M. (1993): (Third edition). - Geoscience Texts Series, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, 1–389.
Prerequisites (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Physics, Chemistry, Geology and Petrography basics
Grading Scale (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
0-5
Registration for Courses (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
WebOodi
- Teacher: Leveinen Jussi