Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to do quantitative mineral evaluations for sediments and rocks. Optical microscopy, electron microprobe (EMPA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and QEMSCAN studies of specific samples are learned to identify useful minerals e.g. ore indicator minerals and quantify their relative abundances especially when looking for base metals or critical metals and minerals. Automated mineralogy systems are introduced to let you obtain data about your samples, such as mineralogical composition, mineral grain`s composition, rock minerals distribution, minerals elements distribution and includes in minerals.
- Opettaja: Kari Strand