COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY AND PETROGRAPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
NBG 5001 GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY AND PETROGRAPHY COMPULSORY 2 0 2 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ISMAIL IŞINTEK

Offered to

NATURAL BUILDING STONES AND GEMSTONES

Course Objective

General geology and basic mineralogy subjects to teach mineral-rock naming and classifications in geosciences for students, who are registered to Department of Natural Building Stones and Gemstones programs, other than Geology, Geophysics and Mining Engineering departments. Briefly: What is a mineral What is a rock Distributions of minerals and rocks at the earth s crust. Descriptions and classifications of minerals and rocks common in the nature. Studying of hand specimens in laboratories, parallel with theoretical subjects, will provide practices and skills for macroscopic descriptions of common minerals and rocks.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to state the learned classification about minerals and rocks
2   Able to comment minerals and rocks according to gemological and decorative usage
3   Able to test rocks according to their mineralogical characteristics
4   Able to associate rocks geological and mineralogical characteristics with their economic values
5   Able to choose the analysis method to identify rocks

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to geology 1.1. Universe, solar system and formation of the Earth 1.2. The structure of the modern Earth. General properties of continental crust, oceanic crust, lithosphere, asthenosphere, mantle and core 1.3. Plate tectonics and rock cycle 1.4. Geologic time and timing methods 1.5. The principle of geology
2 Internal and surface processes 2.1. Plates and plate tectonics. Plate movements and classification of the plate boundaries 2.2. Plate tectonics and earthquakes 2.3. Deformation of the Earth: plate tectonics and mountain building, folds, faults and joints 2.4. Weathering, steams, ground water, the oceans, glacier, wind, erosion and its geologic process 2.5. Mass wasting and factors that control mass wasting
3 Chemical compositions of the Earth and crust 3.1. Distribution of the elements in the Earth crust 3.2. Structure of atom and chemical bonds 3.3. Coordination of ions and atomic packing 3.4. Nomenclature of matter, atom, element, mineral, crystal and rock. Laboratory study related the topic.
4 Crystallography-mineralogy. Laboratory study related the topic 4.1. Crystallization and crystal growth 4.2. Crystal symmetry and symmetry elements 4.3. Crystal morphology and crystallographic axes. 4.4. Crystal systems 4.5. Internal order and symmetry, isostructuralism, polymorphism, olytypism, pseudomorphism, and twinning 4.6. Crystal and mineral chemistry
5 Physical properties of the minerals. Laboratory study related to the topic. 5.1. General-common habitats of mineral 5.2. Cleavage, hardness, specific gravity-density, color, luster, luminescence, electricity and magnetic properties 5.3. Optical properties of minerals 5.4. Analytical techniques for determination of minerals
6 Systematic mineralogy (mineral classification). Laboratory study related to the topic 6.1. Native elements 6.2. Sulfides, arsenides and sulfosalts 6.3. Oxides, hydroxides and halides 6.4. Carbonates and borates 6.5. Sulfates and chromates 6.6. Tungstates and molibdates 6.7. Phosphates, arsenates, and vanadates
7 Systematic mineralogy-silicates. Laboratory study related to the topic 7.1. Nesosilicates, sorosilicates, cyclosilicates, inosilicates, phyllosilicates and tectosilicates 7.2. Gem minerals 7.3. Rock forming minerals
8 I. Midterm examination
9 Classification of rocks and distribution in the plate tectonic. Igneous rocks. Laboratory study related to the topic 9.1. Origin and occurring of magma 9.2. Physical properties of magma 9.3. Chemical composition of magma 9.4. Evolution of magma and Bowen s reaction series 9.5. Rock forming minerals in igneous rocks 9.6. Structures and textures of igneous rocks
10 Classification and determination of the igneous rocks. Laboratory study related to the topic 10.1. Chemical classification of the igneous rocks 10.2. Macroscopic description, identification and classification of igneous rocks related to textures and mineral compositions: 10.2.1. Plutonic and sub volcanic rocks 10.2.2. Volcanic rocks
11 Sedimentary rocks. Laboratory study related to the topic 11.1. Sedimentary process: weathering, transport, deposition and diagenesis 11.2. Deposition environments of the sedimentary rocks 11.3. General properties of sedimentary rocks, important observing structures, bedding, layering, lamination, facies, transgression and regressions concepts
12 Classification and naming of the sedimentary rocks. Laboratory study related to the topic 12.1. Clastic sedimentary rocks (conglomerates, breccias, sandstones, and mudstones) 12.2. Chemical sedimentary rocks (limestone, dolostone, evaporites, chert, etc.) 12.3. Organic sedimentary rocks (coal, diatomite, etc.)
13 Metamorphism and metamorphic rocks. Classification and naming of the metamorphic rocks. Laboratory study related to the topic 13.1. Agents of metamorphism 13.2. Types of metamorphism 13.3. Structures of metamorphic rocks (foliation, schistosity, lineation) 13.4. Rock forming minerals in metamorphic rocks 13.5. Macroscopic description, identification and classification of metamorphic rocks based on texture and mineral compositions 13.6. Metamorphic facies
14 II. Midterm + Laboratory examinations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Dirik, K. ve Şener, M., 2007, Fiziksel Jeoloji Yeryuvarının araştırılması (James S. Monreo ve Reed Wicander'in Physical Geology kitabının çevirisi), TMMO Jeoloji Mühendisleri Odası Çeviri Serisi No: 1, Ankara, 642 sayfa.
Yeniyol, M., 2004, Mineraloji, Istanbul Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Jeoloji Mühendisliği Bölümü, Dilek Ofset Matbaası, Istanbul, 324 sayfa.

Supplementary Book(s):
References:
Comelius, S. and Hurlbut, J.R., 1971, Dana's Manual of Mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 579 p.
Cornelis, K., Cornelius, S. and Hurlbut, J.R., 1993, Manual of Mineralogy (after James D. Dana), 1971, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 18 th Ed., New York, 681 pp.
Çelik, M., 1993, Özel Mineraloji, Konya, 274 sayfa.
Çelik, M. ve Karakaya, N., 1998, Sistematik Mineraloji, Konya, 434 sayfa
Dora, O., Ö., 1984, Mineraloji, Cilt I, Genel Mineraloji, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Mühendislik-Mimarlık Fakültesi Basımı, Izmir, 238 sayfa.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Visual and audible interactive lecture. Laboratuar work parallel to theoric knowledge.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE 1 * 0.30 + MTE 2 * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE 1 * 0.30 + MTE 2 * 0.30 +RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

MID TERM EXAM(%40):LO1, LO2, LO4
LABORATORY(%20) : LO3, LO5
FINAL (%40) : LO1, LO2, LO4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Yard. Doç. Dr. Ibrahim GÜNDOĞAN, : zemin kat Z63 nolu oda (Tel: 0232 3017327), e-mail: ibrahim.gundogan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday: 09:30-11:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Other (Lab) 12 1 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 154

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1544534113
LO.211324
LO.3111
LO.4111444
LO.54115

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