PETROLOGY OF MINERAL DEPOSITModule MODULE 2
Academic Year 2024/2025 - 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
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?