Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : ER5104 : Geology of Ore Deposits { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Sakthi Saravanan Chinnasamy
Syllabus
Ore deposits types and classification Metallogeny through time and space and its relation to crustal evolution Thermodynamic and phase equilibria in common ore bearing sulphide systems Igneous ore forming processes: partial melting and crystal fractionation, liquid immiscibility, mechanisms of formation of chromites, and formation of Ni- Cu- sulfide (+PGE) and Fe-Ti oxide deposits Magmatic-hydrothermal processes Pegmatite and granite-related ore deposits Porphyry Cu-Mo, Sn-W, skarns and near-surface epithermal Au-Ag-(Cu) deposits Hydrothermal processes Ore fluids: physico-chemical aspects related to metal transport (and deposition) Sources of ore fluid and metals through fluid inclusions and stable isotopes Modern sea floor hydrothermal deposits Mineralogical, geochemical and genetic aspects of sedimentary, SEDEX and VMS ores, including Indian examples Ores and metamorphism: cause and effect relationships.
Course Objectives
- To acquire knowledge on principles of ore-forming conditions in various geological environments.
- knowledge of tools applied to understand the genesis of ore deposits.
- Real-world examples to solve the problems faced in the mineral industry to classify and explore the genetic process of ore formation.
- Utilizing the knowledge for exploration new ore deposit discovery
Course Outcomes
knowledge on principles of ore-forming conditions in various geological environments. to solve the problems faced in the mineral industry to classify and explore the genetic process of ore formation.knowledge of tools applied to understand the genesis of ore deposits. Utilizing the knowledge for exploration new ore deposit discovery
Essential Reading
- L. Robb, Introduction to Ore-Forming Processes,, Wiley-Blackwell, USA, , 2004.
- J. Ridley, Ore Deposit Geology,, Cambridge University Press, UK, , 2013.
Supplementary Reading
- M. Deb, S. C. Sarkar, Minerals and Allied Natural Resources and their Sustainable Development Principles, Perspectives with Emphasis on the Indian Scenario,, Springer Nature Singapore Pvt Ltd. , 2017
- 4. A. Mookherjee,, Ore genesis–A holistic approach,, Allied Publisher, New Delhi, , 1999