ReadingChapter 1016CarbonatitesStratiform Cu deposits29Mn ores & BIF’s30Placer depositsEnvironmental impact of mineral exploitationGeology of Earth ResourcesCourse objectives: The objectives of this course in Earth Resources are: (i) acquainting students(majors and non-majors) with the basic tools necessary for studying earth resources, (ii)understanding the different types of Earth resources, (iii) understanding the processes of formationof various economic ore deposits, (iv) understanding the processes and conditions necessary for theformation of oil and gas deposits, (v) understanding the relationship between the distribution ofores, oil, gas, and coal, and Plate Tectonics, and (vi) gaining some knowledge of the environmentalproblems associated with the extraction and utilization of earth resources. Textbooks: Most reading assignments will be from: "Ore Geology and Industrial Minerals: Anintroduction" by Anthony Evans. Additional readings will be assigned from a number of othertextbooks, which are either available in the library, or will be placed in 228. Some lecture noteswill be handed out throughout the semester. The students are advised not to rely entirely on thelecture notes which will only contain a brief outline of the subject matter, and are thusencouraged to take notes during lectures and do all the assigned reading.Field trips: This class has one field trip to a nearby area of some economic significance/ potential.Labs: Possible, depending on the emphasis/ curriculum/ departmental policy/ sample availability.Lab exercises would focus on textures of ore deposits, identifying ores, assessing reserves,identification of ore minerals using reflected light microscopy.Other Useful TextbooksEvans, A. M., 1997: An introduction to Economic Geology and its environmental impact.Blackwell Scietific publications, 364 pp.Beydoun, Z. R., 1991. Arabian Plate Hydrocarbon Geology and Potential. AAPG, 77 pp.Guilbert, J. M. and Park, C. F., 1986. The Geology of Ore Deposits. W. H. Freeman &Co, 984 pp.Hunt, J. M., 1996. Petroleum Geochemistry and Geology. W. H. Freeman & Co, 743 pp.Levorsen, A.I., 1967. Geology of Petroleum. W. H. Freeman & Co. 724 pp.Selley, Richard C., 1998. Elements of Petroleum Geology. Academic Press. 470 pp.Earth ResourcesSyllabus & Tentative Schedulelecture Topic Reading 1-3 Introduction and basic principlesDefinitions: Resources, Ore, Protore, Gangue, Grade, Cutoff grade,Reserves, Industrial rocks and minerals.Overall market trends and relative importance of Ore and industrial rocks& mineralsMechanisms of concentration 1-254, 5 Classification of Ore deposits Chapter 6Descriptive classifications, Genetic classificationsA modified form of Lindgren's Classification.6 Morphology of ore deposits Chapter 2Syngenetic and epigenetic ores, Structures of ore bodies7 MT exam 18, 9 Textures of Ore Deposits 40 - 42Textures of magmatic ore depositsTextures of hydrothermal ore deposits: Replacement textures, Open spacefilling texturesTextures characteristic of surface or near surface deposits10 - 13 Mineralogical, Geochemical and geochronological techniques used forstudying ore deposits42 – 51; 84 -95Mineral Parageneses, paragenetic sequences and zoningWall rock alterationGeochemical characterization of wall rock alteration and ore body zoningFluid inclusions and their applications to the study of mineral deposits.Geothermometry and geobarometryStable isotopesGeochronological techniquesMagmatic OresA- Deposits associated with ultrabasic and basic rocks14 Chromite deposits, PGM’s. Chapter 10Cu-Fe-Ni sulfides Chapter 1115 Diamonds in Kimberlites Chapter 716 Carbonatites Chapter 8B- Deposits associated with acid and intermediate rocks17 Pegmatites Chapter 918 Greisens Chapter 12Hydrothermal ore deposits19 Origin, Properties, Migration, Metal transport capability, Deposition andground preparation.55 - 69Types of Hydrothermal deposits.Types of hydrothermal veins20 Volcanogenic Massive Sulfides 202 - 21021 MT exam 2Porphyry Cu deposits22, 23 Definition, Classification, Characteristics, Origin. p. 171 - 186Base Metal Lode Deposits24 General characteristics of Mesothermal deposits 213 – 215;217 - 221Characteristics of Base Metal Lode DepositsOriginEpithermal Deposits25 General characteristicsTypes: epithermal Au veins, disseminated Au deposits, Ag deposits (Creede- type), U vein deposits, Unconformity associated U deposits (Athabascatype), Sn and W vein deposits.221 – 231 Sediment hosted and Sedimentary Ore Deposits (stratiform,stratabound & placer)Chapters 17& 1826 Types; Processes of Ore formationStratiform Cu deposits 190 - 20227, 28 Mississippi Valley Type Deposits 233 - 23929 Mn ores & BIF’s 253 - 26130 Placer deposits 244 - 25331 Residual Deposits and Supergene enrichment Chapter 1932 - 33 Industrial Minerals Chapters 20& 2134 - 36 Oil & Gas (UTM International Week: Oil in the Middle East). notes37, 38 Coal notes39, 40 Geothermal & nuclear energy notes41, 42 Ore Deposits in Space and time Chapters 23& 24Metallogenic EpochsPlate Tectonic Setting of Ore Deposits43, 44 Environmental impact of mineral exploitation