Fall 2020 - EASC 401 D100

Mineral Deposits (3)

Class Number: 3627

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 9 – Dec 8, 2020: Mon, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 17, 2020
    Thu, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    EASC 201, 204, 208, and 301. All with a grade of C- or better.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The petrology and genesis of metalliferous ore deposits; description of classic ore deposits; the occurrence and exploitation of industrial and non-metallic minerals.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Principles:
·  Elementary Mineral Economics
·  Nature and Morphology of Principal Ore Deposit Types
·  Major Theories of Ore Genesis
·  Textures and Structures of Ore and Gangue Minerals, Fluid Inclusions, Wall Rock Alteration.
·  Geothermobarometry, Paragenetic Sequences, Zoning and Isotopic Studies of Ore Deposits

Examples of Major Ore Deposits Types:
·  Historical Classification of Ore Deposits

·  Syngenetic
-Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS)
-Sedex
-Mississippi Valley Type (MVT)and Irish Type
·  Felsic Igneous Associated

-Porphyries
-Epithermal Deposits -Pegmatites / Greisens -Skarns

·  Mafic Igneous Associated -Cu-Ni-PGE (Sudbury-Norlsk)
-Kimberlites
·  Metamorphic Related Deposits

-Au veins -IOCG deposits?
-Ag veins -Emerald veins

·  Residual Deposits and Supergene Enrichment
-Laterites / Placers

Mineralization in Space and Time:
·  Global Distribution of Ore Deposits: Metallogenic Provinces, Epochs and Plate Tectonics
·  Ore Mineralization Through Geological Time

Grading

  • Final Lab Examination 35%
  • Poster 15%
  • Final exam / Participation 50%

NOTES:

The technology requirements for successfully completing your course will include a computer or tablet, internet access, Zoom access, and a webcam.
- The lectures will be live-on-line. Students can follow along with the presentation
- Rudimentary notes will be posted on-line
- Exams and tests will be on-line, or in class as per COVID constraints.  

Absence from class or from lab can make learning the course material difficult and thus missing class or labs may result in missed material and poorer grades.  The Professor and/or the Teaching Assistant (s) are unable to provide individual tutoring for students who miss classes or labs.

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

“Equipment” for remote offering courses:  computer or tablet, internet access, Zoom access, and a webcam.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Course Text: Selected Readings.

This course will be partially seminar based. Participation marks will be based on students’ ability to read, ask questions on, and make presentations on, and discuss assigned reading.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2020

Teaching at SFU in fall 2020 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).