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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
GEE 5111	NATURAL ZEOLITES AND ZEOLITIC ROCKS	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 HÜLYA KAÇMAZ

Offered to

Economic Geology
Economic Geology

Course Objective

The main aim of this course is to provide knowledge on characteristic properties and geologic occurrence of natural zeolites. The course also aims to teach determination of zeolite occurrences in sedimentary rocks.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to learn basic properties of natural zeolite minerals
2	To be able to define the natural zeolites in rocks
3	To be able to identify mineralogic and petrografic characteristics of zeolite-bearing rocks
4	To be able to interpret chemical environment for zeolite formation in rocks
5	To be able to work in exploration of natural zeolite occurrences

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	An overview of zeolites	General features
2	Principal zeolites and their characteristic properties in rocks
3	Conditions of zeolite formation in sedimentary rocks	Role of temperature, water chemistry, enviroments and types of rocks
4	Zeolites in saline, alkaline lakes and soils
5	Zeolites in open and close hydrologic systems
6	Zeolites in burial diagenesis
7	Zeolites in hydrothermally altered rocks
8	Zeolites in deep-sea sediments
9	Determination of zeolite mineral types by XRD studies
10	Determination of zeolite mineral types by SEM-EDS studies
11	Natural zeolite deposits and their characteristic features in Turkey and Word
12	Detailed examination of one of known sedimentary zeolite occurrence in Turkey	Zeolites in tuffs of Alacatı (Çeşme-Izmir) area
13	The important and uses of zeolites in industry
14	Presentations by the students

Recomended or Required Reading

L. B. Sand and F. A. Mumpton, Eds., 1992, Natural Zeolites: Occurrence, Properties, Use p.353. Pergamon
Hülya Kaçmaz, 2001, Alaçatı (Çeşme) tüflerinin jeokimyasal özellikleri ve zeolitleşme, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Fen bilimleri Enstitüsü, Yüksek Lisans tezi
Bish, D. L., Ming, D. W. (2001). Natural Zeolites: Occurrence, properties, applications
Mumpton, F. A. (1981). Mineralogy and Geology of Natural Zeolites. Reviews in Mineralogy, 4, Miner. Soc. Amer. 225p.
Natural Zeolites, Sofia '95: Proceedings of the Sofia Zeolite Meeting '95

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and assigment prepared by the students

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

LO 1-2-3-4-and 5 will be evaluated via the assignment and presentation given by the
student

Assessment Criteria

Homework %50 LO2, LO3 LO4, Presentation % 50 LO1, LO5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.kacmaz@deu.edu.tr
DEU Engineering Faculty, Department of Geological Engineering
Phone: 0 (232) 3017348

Office Hours

Monday 14.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	3	13	39
Preparing assignments	1	60	60
Preparing presentations	1	70	70
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			169

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.6	PO.7	PO.9	PO.11	PO.12
LO.1	5
LO.2		3	4	3
LO.3		3	5	4	5	4
LO.4		4	5	3			5
LO.5				2	3	3		5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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