GEO 3167 Mineral Deposits

3 units
Geology
Faculty of Science
Fundamentals of metallic and industrial mineral deposits. Lithological and mineralogical characteristics, plus geological processes of formation of the deposits including diamonds, precious metals, nickel, copper and iron. Laboratory examination of the mineralogy and textures of principal metallic types, identification of metallic minerals in hand specimen, and polished section using reflected-light microscopy.

Components:

Laboratory
Lecture

Requirements:

Prerequisite: GEO 2163 .

Previously Offered Terms:

Fall
Winter

French Equivalent:

Organized

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Learned a Lot

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Recommend

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Workload

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Fair Assessments

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