COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NATURAL ZEOLITES AND ZEOLITIC ROCKS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

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 Türkiye and Word
12 Detailed examination of one of known sedimentary zeolite occurrence in Türkiye 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


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 14 3 42
Preparing assignments 1 60 60
Preparing presentations 1 65 65
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 167

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.2343
LO.335454
LO.44535
LO.52335

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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