PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: GEOSCI 204 and G L E/GEOSCI 370 , or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify common ore minerals in a variety of deposit types. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify and interpret common alteration types that accompany hydrothermal alteration in mineralized rocks. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Understand and explain the basics of stable and radiogenic isotopic systems and their application to ore deposit research. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Describe the history (formation condition and possible changes / reactions) of a deposit based on associated minerals and textures. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Synthesize research and develop hypotheses with respect to mineral abundances in different geologic environments. Audience: Graduate 6. Conceptualize the 3D distribution of mineral deposits in the crust of the earth. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Recognize the overall role of plate tectonics in the distribution of ore deposits. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Recognize the role of the evolution of the Earth’s systems over 4.5 Ga in the formation of ore deposits. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify common ore minerals in a variety of deposit types. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify and interpret common alteration types that accompany hydrothermal alteration in mineralized rocks. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Understand and explain the basics of stable and radiogenic isotopic systems and their application to ore deposit research. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Describe the history (formation condition and possible changes / reactions) of a deposit based on associated minerals and textures. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Synthesize research and develop hypotheses with respect to mineral abundances in different geologic environments. Audience: Graduate 6. Conceptualize the 3D distribution of mineral deposits in the crust of the earth. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Recognize the overall role of plate tectonics in the distribution of ore deposits. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Recognize the role of the evolution of the Earth’s systems over 4.5 Ga in the formation of ore deposits. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad