CLUSTER UNIVERSITY JAMMU

SYLLABUS – SEMESTER 5TH (CBCS) – B.Sc. GEOLOGY

(DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE COURSE - THEORY)

TITLE: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY

COURSE CODE : 1GELDE0501 CREDITS : 04
Total: 100 Marks
Internal Assessment Test: 20 Marks
Semester End Examination: 80 Marks

OBJECTIVE:

To impart knowledge about ores and the processes of their formation. To impart knowledge
about the distribution and mode of occurrence of important ores in India.

Unit-I 12 Hrs

1.1 Concept of ore and ore deposits, ore minerals and gangue minerals; Tenor of ore;
Metallic and non-metallic ore minerals.
1.2 Strategic, critical and essential minerals.
1.3 Metallogenic provinces and Metallogenic epochs.
1.4 Morphology of ore deposits.

Unit-II 12 Hrs

2.1 Classification of ore deposits, genetic classification.

2.2 Magmatism as ore forming process: Early and late magmatic ore deposits.
2.3 Hydrothermal solution, classification of hydrothermal deposits.
2.4 Placer deposits/mechanically formed deposits.

Unit-III 12 Hrs

3.1 Metamorphism as ore forming process: metamorphic and Metamorphosed ore deposits.
3.2 Oxidation and Supergene enrichment ore forming process.
3.3 Residual concentration and ore formation.
3.4 Evaporites and ore formation.

Unit-IV 12 Hrs

4.1 Study of important ferromagnetic deposits (Fe, Cr, Co, Ni)

4.2 Study of base metal deposits (Cu, Pb, Zn).
4.3 Study of radioactive minerals.
4.4 Study of refractory and abrasive minerals.

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 CLUSTER UNIVERSITY JAMMU
SYLLABUS – SEMESTER 5TH (CBCS) – B.Sc. GEOLOGY
(DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE COURSE - THEORY)

Unit-V 12 Hrs

5.1 Distribution of ore deposits in Jammu and Kashmir.

5.2 Mode of occurrence and distribution of Iron ore deposits in India.
5.3 Mode of occurrence and distribution of Copper and Lead-Zinc ore deposits in India.
5.4 Mode of occurrence and distribution of Gold ore deposits in India.

Books Recommended:

1. Brown, C. and Dey, A.K.1955. Indian Mineral Wealth. Oxford Univ.

2. Gokhale, K.V.G.K. and Rao, T.C., 1983. Ore Deposits of India. East West Press Pvt. Ltd.
3. Jensen, M.L. and Bateman A.M., 1981. Economic Mineral Deposits. John Wiley and Sons.
4. Krishnnaswamy, S., 1979. India’s Minerals Resources. Oxford and IBH Publ.
5. Deb, S., 1980. Industrial minerals and Rocks of India. Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
6. Umeshwar Prasad, 2003. Economic Geology. CBS Publishers and distributers.
7. Sharma, N.L. and Ram, K.V.S., 1972. Introduction to India’s Economic Minerals, Dhanbad.
8. Bateman and Jensen, 1990. Economic mineral deposits. John Wiley.
9. Sarkar, S.C. and Gupta, A. 2014. Crustal Evolution and Metallogeny in India. Cambridge
Publications.

Note for paper setting:

Internal Assessment Test: 20 marks (Duration: 01 Hour)

1. The Internal Assessment Test shall be held for the first 20% of the syllabus, i.e. covering first
unit out of five units.
2. It will comprise of two long answer type questions of 05 marks each and five short answer
type questions of 02 marks each.

End Semester Examination: 80 marks (Duration: 2½ Hours)

End Semester Examination will be of two parts:
1. Part A: It will comprise of five questions of 02 marks each and six questions of 01 mark each
(short/objective type questions of 16 marks) covering all five units with equal weightage to
all units.
2. Part B: It will comprise of eight long answer questions of 16 marks each from 2nd, 3rd, 4th and
5th units. Two questions shall be set from each unit and student will have the internal choice.
3. Each question of 16 marks will have two parts:
i) Long answer question of 12 marks.
ii) Short answer question of 4 marks.

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