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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS GEE 5055 RADIOACTIVE MINERALS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Economic Geology Economic Geology

Course Objective

COVERING THE CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND FORMATION CONDITIONS OF URANIUM AND THORIUM BEARING MINERALS

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   ABLE TO IDENTIFY RADIOACTIVE MINERALS 2   ABLE TO EXAMINE THE IMPORTANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY 3   ABLE TO SEARCH RADIOACTIVE MINERALS 4   ABLE TO MODEL RADIOACTIVE MINERALS 5   ABLE TO RELATE NATURAL RADIOCTIVITY AND ENVIRONMENT

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 CHEMISTRY OF URANIUM AND THORIUM 2 MAIN TYPES OF NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY 3 GEOCHEMISTRY OF URANIUM AND THORIUM 4 CLASIFICATION OF RADIOACTIVE ORE DEPOSITS 5 FORMATION ENVIRONMENT RADIOACTIVE MINERALS 6 PRIMARY MINERALS (OXIDES AND SILICATES) 7 I. MID TERM EXAM 8 SECONDARY MINERALS ( HYDRATED OXIDES, CARBONATES, SULFATES) 9 SECONDARY MINERALS ( SELENITES, TELLURITES, ARSENITES, MOLYBDATES, TUNGSTATES , PHOSPHATES AND ARSENATES VANADATES, SILICATES) 10 IMPORTANT MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD (NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH AMERICA, EUROPE) 11 IMPORTANT MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE WORLD (RUSSIA, CENTRAL ASIA, EAST ASIA, AUSTRALIA, AFRICA) 12 MINERALS CONTANING U AND Th AS IMPURITIES 13 ENVIROMENTAL IMPACTS OF NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY AND ITS EXPLORATION 14 II. MID TERM EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

- LAUF R., 2008, INTRODUCTION TO RADIACTIVE MINERALS, A SCHIFFER BOOK - HOLLEY C., 1965, THERMODINAMIC AND TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF URANIUM DIOXIDES AND RELATED PHASES, THECNICAL REPORT SERIES NO:39 IN INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC AGENCY -CLIFFORD F., 1958, SYSTEMATIC MINERALOGY OF URANIUM AND THORIUM USGS 1064

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 ASG 1 ASSIGNMENT 1 3 ASG 2 ASSIGNMENT 2 4 FIN FINAL EXAM 5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG1 +ASG 2/2 * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50 6 RST RESIT 7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG 1 +ASG2/2 * 0.25 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

NONE

Assessment Criteria

TO ESTABLISH HOME WORK AND ORAL PRESENTATION ARE REQUIRED

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

REQUIRED TO DO HOMWORK AND ORAL PRESENTATION

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

OFFICE ROOM 250

Office Hours

TUESDAY at 10::00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 2 24 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24 Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20 Preparation for final exam 1 20 20 Preparing assignments 1 10 10 Preparing presentations 1 10 10 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 2 2 4 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 114

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 4 LO.2 3 4 LO.3 4 4 LO.4 4 LO.5 3