COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECONOMY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GEE 5077 ECONOMY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MEHMET AKBULUT

Offered to

Economic Geology
Economic Geology

Course Objective

This course aims to give the knowledge on Geochemistry and economics of Rare Earth Elements (REE).

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know the Rare Earth Elements and their geochemical-economic significance.
2   To know the importance of Rare Earth Elements in geochronological studies and to be able to interpret data.
3   To be able to define the behaviour of Rare Earth Elements in different geochemical environments.
4   To be able to identify and know the economic Rare Earth Minerals and the minerals that may be used to obtain rare earth elements as by products.
5   To know the geological-geochemical criteria for exploration of Rare Earth Elements and to be able to collaborate with different disciplines on exploration and operation stages.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Cosmochemistry of the Rare Earth Elements: Condensation and Evaporation Processes
2 Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry of Rare Earth Elements
3 Partitioning of Rare Earth Elements between Major Silicate Minerals and Basaltic Melts
4 An Approach to Trace element Modeling Using a Simple Igneous System as an Example
5 Rare Earth Elements in Upper Mantle Rocks
6 Rare Earth Elements in Metamorphic Rocks
7 Rare Earth Elements in Sedimentary Rocks: Influence of Provenance and Sedimentary Processes
8 Aqueous Geochemistry of Rare Earth Elements
9 Rare Earth Elements in Lunar Materials
10 Compositional and Phase Relations among Rare Earth Element Minerals
11 Economic Geology of Rare Earth Elements: Rare Earth Minerals and their Economic Importance
12 Economic Geology of Rare Earth Elements: Rare Earth Elements as By-products of other Economic Minerals
13 Economic Geology of Rare Earth Elements: Classification of REE deposits in Carbonatites
14 Presentations by students

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Textbook:
Lipin B.R., McKay G.A. (Eds), 1989. Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Rare Earth Elements.
Reviews in Mineralogy Volume 21, The Mineralogical Society of America, Washington D.C.,
USA. 348 sf.
Supplementary Book:
Özgenç, I., 2010. Geochemistry and Economic of Rare Earth Element. Yüksek Lisans Ders

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures: Interactive lectures
Assignment: Homework prepared by the student

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + PRS * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Presentation: Presentation prepared by the student
Assignment: Assignment prepared by the student

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-2-3-4 and 5 will be evaluated via presentations and assignments given by the students

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

makbulut@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 13:00-14:45

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparing presentations 1 65 65
Preparing assignments 1 60 60
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 164

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.255555535
LO.355355555
LO.455455545
LO.555355525

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