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| JLJ3018 | Ore Deposit Geology | 3+0+1 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures and 1 hour of laboratory per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Gülten YAYLALI ABANUZ | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Gülten Yaylalı Abanuz | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | provides geology students with the basic knowledge of processes leading to formation of mineral deposits, teaches them practical tips for understanding and evaluating mineralized and unmineralized samples in the immediate vicinity of mineral deposits, and ways of recognizing hydrothermal alteration patterns. The course also teaches known models of mineral deposits with best examples from around the globe. Mineral deposit types present in Turkey are also given due interest. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introductory definitions, Morphologies of mineral deposits, Ore structures and textures; Methods used in understanding the conditions of mineral deposition; Classification of mineral deposits; Mineralising fluids and Mineral deposition; Hydrothermal alteration and its use in mineral research; Orthomagmatic deposits: Cr, Ni, Fe, Pt, Ti deposits; Pegmatitic deposits; Greisen deposits; Porphyry type ore deposits: General features and distribution, patterns of hydrothermal alteration and mineralisation, genesis, examples from Turkey; Skarn deposits: General characteristics and distribution, replacement reactions, ore and gangue minerals, skarn zonation, formation of skarns, skarnoids and retrograde alteration, examples. Massive sulphide deposits: Classification of VMS deposits, Kuroko deposits, Besshi type deposits, Cyprus type deposits, hydrothermal alteration pattern, genesis, Examples from Turkey. |
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