Ore deposit geology john ridley, colorado state university. Online lecture notes and weekly labs give the course a traditional feel. Students who successfully complete the course should be able to. Geol463 economic geology department of geology university. Public lectures cwu department of geological sciences. The building blocks of rocks rocks solid aggregates of crystals minerals with some exceptions e. Introduction lecture notes geo101 physical geology.
Gaining basic knowledge on the processingrelated mineralogical and geological aspects of ores and. What gold ore looks like mining 101 gold rush expeditions duration. Economic geology is concerned with earth materials that can be used for economic andor industrial purposes. Relevance of geology to civil engineering most civil engineering projects involve some excavation of soils and rocks, or involve loading the earth by building on it. Review, clay minerals, atmosphere and oceans and ancient life. This page contains lecture notes, inclass assignments, and anything that i think will help you to better understand the course material. Trace elements will be found in small quantities in all of the minerals that crystallize from a magma. Terry engelder department of geosciences 336 deike building the pennsylvania state university university park, pennsylvania 16802 phone. Access the material under additional information to the right. Pdf ce6301 engineering geology eg books, lecture notes. Ess 345 home information lecture notes reading glossary web resources footnotes faq. Rock where the concentration of a needed element is sufficiently high enough to make the material economically worth recovering resource is part of the economic reserve. Pdf on oct 15, 2016, abdel monem mohamed soltan and others published economic geology. Mining geology lecture free ebooks pdf, doc, ppt, pps, xls and etc.
This section provides the schedule of course topics along with the lecture notes and slides that were used in the course. Lecture 6 fluvial processes standard limitation of liability clauses. This lecture was part of darwin week on the campus of central washington university. The first part sections 14 deals with the theory of ore mineralogy and the practical aspects of reflected light ore microscopy. In past lectures we applied that principle to study what the earth is made of rocks and the. It introduces the physical side of geological sciences and emphasizes. For now this is a lecture and discussion class, though the homework and. The keystones of this mixtum compositum are geology and mineralogy whose studies are centered around the emplacement of the ore body and the development of its minerals and rocks. The science of mineralogy the science of mineralogy is the study of the physics and chemistry of natural, solid, crystalline materials.
Formation of the earth, origin of life, meteorites, minerals, igneous rocks, volcanoes, weathering, sedimentary rocks, metamorphic rocks, plate tectonics, earthquakes. Chemical properties of minerals lecture notes figures. For more details, figures and notes from lectures, see the lecture. Download link is provided and students can download the anna university ce6301 engineering geology eg syllabus question bank lecture notes syllabus part a 2 marks with answers part b 16 marks question bank with answer, all the materials are listed below for the students to make use of it and score good maximum marks with our study materials. The course will provide a thorough introduction to geology and then move on to apply this knowledge to site investigation for construction. Ore deposits ore is a metalliferous mineral, or an aggregate of metalliferous minerals, more or less mixed with gangue non ore, wall rock or waste rock which from the standpoint of the metallurgist can be treated at a profit. Haywick 200809 1 gy 111 lecture note series economic geology lecture goals. Laboratory includes study of minerals, rocks, topographic maps, earthquakes, and landforms. Introduction to engineering geology is designed to give an insight into the way in which geological environments affect decisions about the design and construction of large and small structures. Gly1101 intro to physical geology lecture notes dr. Metamorphic rocks and processes metamorphism comes from the greek words meta change morphe form metamorphic rocks form by solidstate no melting transformation of preexisting rock by processes that take place beneath earths surface. In some cases, the excavated rocks may be used as constructional material, and in others, rocks may form a major part of the finished product, such as a motorway cutting or the. Readings from online notes in canvass learning outcomes.
Ore geology mineralogy franklin sterling hill zinc deposits 1. Value of the contained element is greater than the cost of mining, processing, and marketing the material. Supergene ores lecture notes 8 environmental geology. Lecture notes and slides introduction to geology earth. Origin of elements and compositionstructure of the earth lecture notes figures. The high bridge formations of kentucky consist almost entirely of limestone with a high percentage of lime more th 60 per cent. Economic geology is a subdiscipline of the geosciences. Two versions of each set of lecture notes are shown in the table below. It covers aspects of ore genesis, coal, oil and gas formation, nonmetallic resources, geophysical and geochemical exploration, ore petrology. Lecture note, lectures 34 magmatic cuni and cr deposits lecture note, lectures 58 igneous and hydrothermal processes resulting in porphyry deposits lecture note, lectures 910 skarn deposits lecture note, lectures 11 high sulfidation epithermal systems lecture note, lectures 12 intermediate and low sulfidation epithermal systems lecture note, lectures 15 volcanic. The adobe flash plugin is needed to view this content. The pdf portable document format versions of the lecture notes are optimized for printing.
Physical geology online is a traditional introductory course covering minerals and rocks, interior processes, geologic time, and earth surface processes. Instructor minerals glg 101 physical geology minerals. The first is in html format, optimized for viewing on the web at screen resolutions greater than 800x600. Physical properties of minerals i lecture notes figures. C are thought to be responsible for extensive deposits of. Economic consideration principal steps in the establishment and operation of a mine. Lecture notes trace elements trace elements are elements present in a rock, mineral, or magma in quantities too low in most cases to affect the number or identity of the phases present. Zumberges laboratory manual for physical geology, 14th edition, robert h.
Ore deposits 101 part 4 mesothermal and greenstone lode gold. This class is an introduction to the geology of mineral and energy resources. Due 28 october, 2016 by noon midterm is open notes, open book, but not open neighbor. Ppt lecture 2 ore deposit classification and ore reserves powerpoint presentation free to view id. This first lecture covers basic geology and introduces terms such as minerals, mineralization and ore. Former cwu geology adjunct professor alex glass musters the courage to tackle a controversial topic. Engineering geology and geotechnics lecture 1 duration. This course will cover the geological setting and mineralogy of ore bodies. The first is in html format, optimized for viewing on the web at screen. Lecture 2 ore deposit classification and ore reserves. The oreforming minerals are to be understood in detail by the mining, metallurgical and mineral engineering professionals.
Lecture 2 ore deposit classification and ore reserves 1 field mapping and economic geology eart 4002 012999 lecture 2 ore deposit classification and ore reserves. We use metals in most of our everyday items, such as phones, computers, cars, cutlery and infrastructure. Chemistry and structure of minerals lecture notes figures. Read chapter 16 in keller on global change, especially the part on co 2 and global warming. Harraz presentation 14 november 2011 1 mining geology, introduction. Introduction, history of the earth and geological time. Lecture note, lectures 12 introduction to economic geology. These materials include precious and base metals, nonmetallic minerals, constructiongrade stone, petroleum, natural gas, coal, and water. It also introduces exploration, how it is done and why.
It is the branch of geology that studies the 3d geometry from micro to macro scale of rocks to explain the deformation processes the rocks experienced since their origination. Instructor geologic time glg 101 physical geology rememberthe principle of uniformitarianism. Lecture notes pdfs of these powerpoint slides will be made available for download via the course web page. Thalhammer, aberra mogessie encyclopedia of life support systems eolss summary this article is divided into two parts. Lecture materials supplementary lecture notes available powerpoint image notes available both pdf format 0 introductory material.
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