Subject Code: ES5L301 Subject Name: Ore Geology L-T-P: 3-0-0 Credit: 3
Pre-requisite(s): Nil
Processes of formation of mineral deposits, Structural and stratigraphic controls on mineralization.
Metallic and non-metallic ore deposits; hydrothermal solutions; water rock interations; distribution and exploration methods; ore textures and paragenesis; application of ore microscopy in mineral technology; study of phase diagrams related to ore assemblages and construction of stability diagrams; geothermometry and geobarometry of ore assemblages. Genesis of ore deposits; application of stable isotope in ore genesis.
Text/ Reference Books:
  1. John M. Guilbert, Charles Frederick Park, The Geology of Ore Deposits, Waveland Press, Inc. 
  2. Kula Misra, Understanding Mineral Deposits :Springer.
  3. Laurence Robb, Introduction to Ore-Forming Processes, Blackwell Science Ltd.