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Genesis of oreminerals and deposits

DR 1.3

Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП

Second

2024/2025

3 Semester

3

The main processes of ore formation for different classes of deposits; the relationship of ore genesis processes with different tectonic settings, magmatism and supergene processes. The morphology of ore bodies, physical and chemical conditions of ore minerals crystallization. The principles of appropriate choice of mineralogical methods for understanding of genetic type of ores, industrial estimation and practical use of ores.

Full-time form

Successful completion of "Base of Mineralogy and Crystallography", "Geology of Mineral Deposits" courses.Appropriate skills in the mineral diagnostics.

The lecture materials summarize knowledge typical of courses in mineralogy, petrology of igneous and metamorphic rocks, lithology, structural geology and tectonics, fundamentals of chemistry, isotopic geochemistry. The selected topics of the discipline are focused on students acquiring sufficient knowledge and making appropriate judgments about genesis, features of mineral formation and classification and assessment of the most common types of deposits. The emphasis is on improving the professional knowledge, scientific education and skills of future geologists of ore deposits to achieve success in the search and exploration of mineral deposits. Future geologists need to be able to predict the likely location of ores, locate and evaluate them with appropriate planning of drilling programs. Accurate prediction will require detailed knowledge of ore genesis, favourable prerequisites for the emergence of ore systems and ore formation models.

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Lectures, practical and independent work of the student

The results of students' academic activities are assessed on a 100-point scale. Assessment is carried out according to the cumulative system and provides for: 2 midterm tests each are assessed at 20 points (minimal score 12 points), 40 points are allocated for work in practical classes (minimal score 24 points). Final assessment is not mandatory, if the student refuses to participate in this form of assessment, the student will not receive the corresponding points for the final test. The final grade is given based on the results of the student's work throughout the semester, as the sum of points for systematic work in practical classes, the results of module tests and the study of lecture material during the semester, and the points received during the final test.

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