M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, NOVEMBER 2017
Third Semester
Applied Geology
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND GEO-EXPLORATION
(CBCS 2016 onwards)
Time 3 Hours Maximum 75 Marks
Part A (10 x 2 20)
Answer all questions.
1. What are gemstones? Give examples.
2. List out the minerals used in glass, fertilizer, paint and
ceramic industries.
3. Define: Rare earth minerals.
4. What is meant by Essential Minerals? Provide examples.
5. What is Anorthosite?
6. What is importance of fluid inclusion studies?
7. Define: Geo-botanical method of Exploration.
8. Define: Trace element in Geo-chemical Exploration.
9. Define: Drilling.
10. What is Mineral Assaying?
Sub. Code
464301
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Answer all questions choosing either or
11. Give a short note on the Indian occurrences of Iron
and Aluminium.
Or
Discuss the Indian occurrences and importance of
Asbestos and Graphite.
12. Discuss shortly about the placer deposits and their
types and occurrences in India.
Or
Discuss briefly about the national mineral policy.
13. Give a brief on the magmatic processes of
mineralization.
Or
Write a short note on the fluid inclusion studies and
its importance.
14. Write the methods of conducting airborne
geo-physical surveys and their significance in
mineral exploration.
Or
Give a short note on geo-chemical methods of
mineral exploration.
15. Brief about the sampling and assaying techniques
used in prospecting for economic minerals.
Or
How borehole logging is used for prospecting and
exploration of minerals. Discuss briefly.
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Part C 10 30)
Answer any three questions.
16. Write about the Indian occurrences and distribution of
metalliferous and non-metalliferous deposits.
17. Write an essay on the Marine Mineral resources.
18. Write an essay on Mineralization associated with
different rock types.
19. Explain the various applications of Remote Sensing in
Mineral Exploration.
20. Discuss the use of GIS in spatial database generation and
integration in Mineral Exploration.
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