Petrology of ore deposits
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: Paolo MAZZOLENIExpected Learning Outcomes
The course has the declared objective of providing adequate knowledge and understanding regarding the most important genetic processes of minerals used in industry and minerals of economic interest with particular reference to those of southern Italy.
Course Structure
frontal lessons regarding the contents of the course
Required Prerequisites
No propaedeutics. The student must have basic information on petrographic mineralogy
Attendance of Lessons
Mandatory in accordance with the Degree Course regulations
Detailed Course Content
Classification of deposits; sedimentary genesis deposits (petrology and examples), magmatic genesis deposits (petrology and examples); the hydrothermal process; hydrothermal genesis deposits (petrology and examples) metamorphic genesis deposits (petrology and examples).
Textbook Information
Notes and Powerpoint files of the lessons
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | minerogenetic process | Notes and Powerpoint files of the lessons |
| 2 | examples of magmatic minerogenetic processes | Notes and Powerpoint files of the lessons |
| 3 | examples of metamorphic minerogenetic processes | Notes and Powerpoint files of the lessons |
| 4 | examples of hidrotermal minerogenetic processes | Notes and Powerpoint files of the lessons |
| 5 | the hydrothermal process | Notes and Powerpoint files of the lessons |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
oral exam on the topics covered in class
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
the student will be asked:
1) discuss one of the georesources covered during the course
2) describe one of the most important analytical techniques - what they are for and how they are used
3) discuss the fundamental problems of economic geology