GEOE 363 : Economic Geology

Department

Department of Geological Engineering

Academic Program

Bachelor in Bachelor of Geological Engineering

Type

Compulsory

Credits

03

Prerequisite

GEOE 230

Overview

Study of the nature, classification, mineral association and origin of ore deposits, a brief history of the use of minerals and the development of economic geology, migration of ore-bearing fluids, structural and chemical controls on ore deposition, zoning in ore minerals, magmatic segregation (cr, ti, fe, ni, cu, pt) deposits, mineral texture and paragenesis, mineral deposits of pegmatites, hydrothermal deposits including epithermal, telethermal, mesothermal, xenothermal. volcanogenic deposits, contact and regional metamorphic deposits, open space filling and replacement, sedimentary deposits, mechanical and chemical, supergene enrichement, examples of economic mineral deposits in the world including placers, precambrian quartz pebble conglomerates, pb-zn deposits, and unconformity-related u deposits, roll front u, and porphery cu deposits, kemberlite pipes, carbonatite ore depoite, and albitite, microclinite, and greisen or deposit, resources ore deposits from the ocean floor, mn- bearing deposits, mineral deposits and plate tectonic, brief studying nonmetallic ore deposits (ground water and oil, natural gas), and ore deposited in libya, lab: maps and cross sections of mineral bodies using drill hole data. study of polished sections of some economic ore deposits, mineral textures of ores

Intended learning outcomes

Outcomes of the course:

● Learn about common terms in economic geology and mineral exploration.

● Understand the mineralization process and geologically visualize different ores bodies.

● Identify the famous sites of important economic mineral deposits in the world, with a focus on the economic mineral deposits in Libya

Teaching and learning methods

Lecturesmy workscientific visits

Methods of assessments

Evaluation

Method

Time

Weight

%

Date / week

Remarks

1

1st written Exam

1 hr

15

15

6

 

2

2nd written Exam

1 hr

15

15

12

 

3

Continuous evaluations

3 hr

5

5

3

 

3 hr

5

5

7

 

3 hr

5

5

11

 

3 hr

5

5

15

 

4

Final Exam

2 hr

50

50

16

 

Total

100 Deg.

100 %

 

 

Course syllabus 

Lecture No.

Lab.

Lectures / discussion / Remarks

Introduction to Mineral economics

2

-

Lecture

Types and Genesis of Ore Bodies

4

1

Tutorial

Classification of economic Ore deposits and different Ore bodies

8

2

Tutorial

Occurrence of famous mineral districts in the World.

8

-

Lecture

Economic mineral deposits in Libya

3

1

Tutorial

where it is located

 

Author

 

Release

 

publisher

 

References address

 

College of Basic Education, Department of Geology, Information Network

 

Dr.. Ilham Al-Lanqawi

 

2019

 

Economic geology of mineral ores

 

Course notes

 

 

The National Book House, Benghazi, Al-Marqab University

John wiley new york, usa

 

Dr.. Hasan Abu Arabia and Dr. Yavuz Zainal

John Ridley

Jensen m.l. and batman a.m.

 

 

2009

2013

1981

 

economic geology

Ore deposit geology

Economic mineral deposit

 

textbooks

assessed

 

Modern Book House Kuwait

 

Dr.. Ibrahim Adhami

Mostafa Mahmoud Suleiman, House of Millions, Egypt

 

2017

 

Geology of useful ores

Economic Geology and Mineral Resources in the Arab World

 

Help books

 

All journals related to the study of raw materials available on the information network

 

 

 

 

Scientific journals