Geol.765 ORE DEPOSITS GEOLOGY (3 C.H)
Introductory definitions and discussions, classification of ore deposits, magmatic deposits, magmatic hydrothermal deposits, hydrothermal vein deposits, sedimentary hosted massive sulphide deposits, skarn type ore deposits, volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits, and ores formed by metamorphism.
Books recommended:- Metal Deposits in Relation to Plate Tectonics, byF.J. Sawkins, 1984, Springer-Verlag, New York.
- An Introduction to Ore Geology, by Anthony M. Evans, 1987, Blackwell Scientific.
- Ore Deposit Geology, by Richard Edward and Keith Atkinsons, 1986, Chapman and Hall.
- Mineral Deposits and Global Tectonic Setting, by A.H.G.Mitchell and M.S. Garson, 1981, Academic Press.