COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MARBLE MINERALOGY AND PETROGRAPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DYT 3035 MARBLE MINERALOGY AND PETROGRAPHY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Natural Building Stones Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR RAMAZAN HACIMUSTAFAOĞLU

Offered to

Natural Building Stones Technology

Course Objective

Description of physical and chemical properties of minerals, the main mineral groups, rock forming minerals usage of important minerals. The basic features of polarizing microscope. The mineral morphology of marbles (grain geometry, relationship between grain and boundary, the crystal size)

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Description of physical and chemical properties of rock forming minerals
2   The basic properties of polorizing microscope
3   Examination of basic minerals by the aid of a microscope
4   The mineral morphology of marbles (grain geometry, relationship between grain and boundary, the crystal size)
5   The examination of the texture and mineral properties of magmatic, sedimantery and metamorphic origin of the natural stones

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Description of mineral
2 Physical and chemical properties of minerals, the main mineral groups, rock forming minerals usage of important minerals.
3 The basic features of polarizing microscope
4 The mineral morphology of marbles (grain geometry, relationship between grain and boundary, the crystal size)
5 The main minerals and texture properties of magmatic origin natural stones
6 The main minerals and texture properties of magmatic origin natural stones
7 The main minerals and texture properties of magmatic origin natural stones
8 The main minerals and texture properties of metamorphic origin natural stones
9 The main minerals and texture properties of metamorphic origin natural stones
10 Mid-term exam
11 The main minerals and texture properties of sedimentary origin natural stones
12 The main minerals and texture properties of sedimentary origin natural stones
13 The main minerals and texture properties of sedimentary origin natural stones
14 The mineral morphology of natural stones (grain geometry, relationship between grain and boundary, the crystal size)

Recomended or Required Reading


1)Kun, N., Jeoloji ve Kayaç Bilgisi ders notları(yayımlanmamış),DEÜ Torbalı Meslek Yüksekokulu,
Izmir,1993
(2)Hacımustafaoğlu, R., Jeoloji Ve Kayaç Bilgisi uygulama ders notları(yayımlanmamış),DEÜ
Torbalı Meslek Yüksekokulu,Izmir,2000
(3)Candan, O., Mineraloji Ve petrografi (yayımlanmamış), DEÜ Torbalı Meslek Yüksekokulu,
Izmir,2003
(4) Candan, O.,Metamorfik Dokular (yayımlanmamış), DEÜ Müh.fak, Jeoloji Müh.,Izmir,1998

1.Yavuz, E., Magmatik petrografi, TMMOB Jeoloji Mühendisleri Odası, sayı 93, Ankara, 2006.
2.Gençalıoğlu, K.G., Magmatik Kayaç Dokuları Atlası, Niğde Üniversitesi Müh.Mim.Fak, TMMOB Jeoloji Mühendisleri Odası, sayı 55, Ankara.
3.Adams, A.E., Mackenzie, W.S., Carbonate Sediments and Rocks Under the Microscope, Manson pblishing Ltd.,
London, 1998.
4.Yardley, B.W.D., Mackenzie, W.S., and Guilford, C., Atlas of Metamorpfic Rocks and Their Texture, Longman group UK limited, 1990.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, class discussion and in-class workshops ; students individual work on term papers, student managed learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRC PRACTICE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria


Mid term exam : %50

Final exam: %50

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ramazan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.511

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