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Exploration Field Skills (GEOL90045)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Off Campus

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Geological mapping, core logging and the recognition of ore-related hydrothermal alteration mineral assemblages are essential skills for all mining industry geologists. This field-based course will examine core and surface exposures of a mixed volcano-sedimentary succession in the highly mineralised Cambrian Mount Read Volcanics and Dundas Group of western Tasmania.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

  • Characterise ore-related hydrothermal mineral alterations and map them in the field
  • Describe the succession of minerals and rock textures in cores
  • Interpret geophysical core logs in terms of changes in rock types and properties
  • Critically evaluate the formation of ore-forming rocks based on field data

Generic skills

Exercise critical judgement; undertake rigorous and independent thinking; adopt a problem-solving approach to new and unfamiliar tasks; develop high-level written report and/or oral presentation skills; interrogate, synthesise and interpret the published literature; work as part of a team.

Last updated: 15 January 2025