- Docente: Nicholas John Geoffrey Pearce
- Credits: 8
- SSD: GEO/05
- Language: English
- Moduli: Paolo Garofalo (Modulo 2) Nicholas John Geoffrey Pearce (Modulo 1)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 2) Traditional lectures (Modulo 1)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Geology and Territory (cod. 9073)
Learning outcomes
This course aims at providing an integrated and quantitative understanding of the geochemical processes leading to the genesis of mineral deposits, their environmental impact, and the analytical questions linking them. The first module will focus on analysis of rocks and minerals. The second module will focus on analysis of fluids and gases.
Course contents
The course contents will include electrolyte theory; concept and use of equilibrium constants in geochemistry; chemical potential diagrams; fluid- and gas equilibria in geothermal environments; metal solubility and transport in natural aqueous solutions; solubility of ore and gangue minerals; saturation index and its applications; mineral stability diagrams; Eh-pH diagrams; mineral, solute, and gas geothermometry; introduction to stable isotope systematics; hazard and risk mitigation strategies related to mineral deposits; environmental impact and consequent rehabilitation of natural and man-made pollution.
Readings/Bibliography
Barnes H.L. (1997). Geochemistry of Hydrothermal Ore Deposits: Wiley & Sons, Inc.. 3rd Edition
Treatise in Geochemistry (2003). Environmental Geochemistry. Vol. 9. p. 1-203. Elsevier
Langmuir D. (2005) Aqueous Environmental Geochemistry. Prentice-Hall
Drever J L (1997) Geochemistry of Natural Waters. Pearson
Anderson G. (2017). Thermodynamics of Natural Systems. Cambridge University Press, 3rd Edition
Gill RCO 2015 Chemical Fundamentals of Geology and Environmental Science
Rose Hawkes and Webb 1979 Geochemistry in Mineral Exploration
Faure G 1998 Principles and applications of geochemistry
Garrels and Christ 1968 Solutions, Mineral and Equilibria
Teaching methods
Class teaching
Laboratory exercises;
Seminars
Assessment methods
Different assessment methods will be used to evaluate the students: content-based, competence-based and impact-based assessments. Content-based assessment refers to assessment tasks that mainly ask the learner about facts. Competence-based assessments refers to assessment of intended learning outcomes that ask the learner to show ability to also use these facts. Impact-based assessments take the assessment of competencies one step further and ask the learner to use these competencies in a real-life situation to create a change or solve a challenge.
Teaching tools
Laboratory exercises;
Seminars provided by external instructors from academia and industry
Office hours
See the website of Nicholas John Geoffrey Pearce
See the website of Paolo Garofalo
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.