PETROLOGY OF MINERAL DEPOSITModule MODULE 2
Academic Year 2025/2026 - Teacher: PAOLO MAZZOLENIExpected Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding - The teaching aims to provide the student with knowledge regarding: critical raw materials; the petrogenetic processes of minerals of economic interest; the conditions in which the deposits of the most important minerals useful for the extraction of metals are formed
Applying knowledge and understanding - The student will acquire the useful tools to apply the basic concepts of giacimentology to case studies
Making judgements - the student will acquire the tools to develop independent judgment for the topics covered in the course
Communication skills and learning skills - will be the subject of the exam test
Course Structure
Information for Students with Disabilities and/or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
To ensure equal opportunities and in compliance with current legislation, interested students may request a personal meeting in order to plan any compensatory and/or dispensatory measures, based on the learning objectives and their specific needs.
Students may also contact the CInAP (Center for Active and Participatory Inclusion – Services for Disabilities and/or SLD) or Prof. Giorgio De Guidi.
Required Prerequisites
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
Textbook Information
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | introduction to the course | power point and notes |
| 2 | elements of economic geology | power point and notes |
| 3 | magmatic mineralization | power point and notes |
| 4 | sedimentary mineralization | power point and notes |
| 5 | hydrothermal mineralization | power point and notes |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
What are the main petrogenetic processes in a sedimentary environment?
How do hydrothermal processes work?
under what conditions do banded iron formations form?