GS 519: Ore Petrology Lab
Syllabus
Study of optical properties of ore minerals under incident light microscope. Preparation of samples. Determination of VHN and reflectivity. Systematic study of ore minerals. Study of ore textures. Fluid inclusion petrography, heating and freezing studies.
Texts/References
- Ineson, P.R. Introduction to Practical Ore Microscopy, Longman Publishers, 1989
- Picot, P. and Johan, Z. Atlas of Ore Minerals, Elsevier Publishers, 1982
- Craig, J.R. and Vaughan, D.J., Ore Microscopy and Ore Petrology, John Wiley, 1994