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Unique No. 55200
Lecture: Monday 3:00-6:00, GEO 3.204
Lab: Friday 9:00-11:00, GEO 3.108 and GEO 2.108

Schedule (tentative - will be modified to take into account interests of the enrolled students and accommodate other scheduling issues):

Week Starting	Lecture Topic (Tentative)	Readings (Robb, 2005)	Laboratory
8/29	Organiz. Meeting/Earth Resources (in lab)	p. 1-15	Mineralogy / Petrology Review
9/5	LABOR DAY	p. 1-15	Ore Valuation / Ore Reserves
9/12	Ore Deposit Formation / Modern Systems	p. 75-128	Reflected Light Petrography
9/19	Geochemistry / Isotopes / Fluid Inclusions	p. 75-128	Epithermal/Carlin Au Ores
9/26	Magmatic Hydrothermal Systems	p. 129-218	Porphyry/Skarn Ores
10/3	Ores in Marine Volcanic Terranes	p. 129-218	Ores in Marine Volcanics
10/10	Ores in Sedimentary Basins	p. 246-310	Ores in Sediments
10/17	Weathering and Ore Formation	p. 219-245	Placers/Supergene Ores
10/24	Industrial Minerals	p. 219-245	Industrial Minerals
10/31	Resource Evaluation		Mineral Processing
11/7	Intrasemester Exam		QUARRY
11/14			QUARRY
11/21	Exploration / THANKSGIVING	p. 311-344	No lab
11/28	Exploration		Exploration
12/5	Student Presentations		Make-up or review or lab practical

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