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The Role of the Geologist in Exploration and Mining is a path for exploration and mining geologists. It offers the geologist, engineer and student with a comprehensive dialogue of the duties of the geologist in an exploration program, a prospect evaluation, and a producing mine. This path is the last in a suite of 5 Exploration and Mining Geology courses.

Ore Bearing Hydrothermal Fluids

Ore-bearing hydrothermal fluids are fluids that are enriched in minerals and metals, and play an important role in the formation of many types of...

Mineral Deposits

Mineral deposits are accumulations of valuable minerals that are of economic interest to humans. These deposits can be found in a variety of geological...

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Firework Agate

A Frozen Firework Show Hidden Inside StoneThere are some stones in nature that make you say “This can’t be real” at first glance. Most...

Hvitserkur, Iceland

Iceland’s Dragon Rock and the Silent Sculptors of the North AtlanticThere is a truth that visitors eventually accept about Iceland: this country feels “Earth-like...

Valley of Fire, Nevada

The Red Sandstone Labyrinth of the Mojave DesertThere is a place in the middle of the Mojave Desert; while driving, the color of the...

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

The Geological Story of the World’s Largest Salt MirrorWhen you look at Salar de Uyuni from a distance, on a clear day, the line...

Top 10 Strangest Minerals Ever Discovered

The Wildest, Weirdest, “How Is This Even Real?” Minerals on EarthLet’s be honest: geology at school feels clean and organized. Crystals have systems, hardness...

Top 10 Crystals with Extreme Optical Effects

There are millions of minerals on Earth, but only a tiny group really steps onto the stage and tears the light apart with some...

Faults and Folds

How Stress Shapes the Earth’s CrustAt a quick glance, the surface of our planet looks stable. Mountains appear fixed in place, valleys seem permanent,...

Rare Earth Minerals: The Geology Behind Them

Geology, Uses & the Global Supply Crisis Shaping Our Technological FutureRare earth minerals are one of the strangest contradictions in modern geology: visually unimpressive,...