Rock, stock(work) and ore
Photograph A: Molybdenite in silicified breccia, Climax, Colorado, USA.
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Sample: Molybdenite in silicified breccia
Mine: Climax, Colorado, USA. Primary Commodity: Molybdenum Deposit Type: Porphyry: Molybdenum The natural habitat for a geologist is out in the field. This is where we learn to become skilled professionals. The more rocks we see, the greater our ability to understand our geological surroundings. For geologists interested in economic geology ‘out in the field’ usually involves the exploration for, or the visiting of, an ore deposit.
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Problems,
problems!
Problem one: For budding geologists, fieldtrips can be expensive!
Problem two: If you live in the UK, visiting world-class deposits often involves travelling abroad.
Solution
As with most subjects, learning about geology begins in the classroom. But at some point you need to take your nose out of a textbook and get your hands on some rocks. The ore collection curator and ores research team recognise this and have developed ore deposit teaching suites for academic institutions to visit and get their hands on some world class ore samples.
The sample in photograph A is a beautiful example of stockwork molybdenum ore. It is part of the ore collection’s porphyry deposit teaching suite. As porphyry deposits are the world’s most important source of copper and a key source for the metals molybdenum and gold, it is vital that economic geologists are familiar with their geology. For this reason, academic institutions visit the Museum throughout the year to use the suite as a teaching aid for geology undergraduates.
Visit window three and window eleven to see what else the Museum’s ore collection is helping to solve.
To make enquiries about the ore collection’s teaching suites, please contact the Museum's Ore Collection Curator.
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Problem one: For budding geologists, fieldtrips can be expensive!
Problem two: If you live in the UK, visiting world-class deposits often involves travelling abroad.
Solution
As with most subjects, learning about geology begins in the classroom. But at some point you need to take your nose out of a textbook and get your hands on some rocks. The ore collection curator and ores research team recognise this and have developed ore deposit teaching suites for academic institutions to visit and get their hands on some world class ore samples.
The sample in photograph A is a beautiful example of stockwork molybdenum ore. It is part of the ore collection’s porphyry deposit teaching suite. As porphyry deposits are the world’s most important source of copper and a key source for the metals molybdenum and gold, it is vital that economic geologists are familiar with their geology. For this reason, academic institutions visit the Museum throughout the year to use the suite as a teaching aid for geology undergraduates.
Visit window three and window eleven to see what else the Museum’s ore collection is helping to solve.
To make enquiries about the ore collection’s teaching suites, please contact the Museum's Ore Collection Curator.
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