COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MAGMATIC PETROGENESIS AND GEOCHEMICAL MODELING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GEE 5104 MAGMATIC PETROGENESIS AND GEOCHEMICAL MODELING ELECTIVE 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EMRAH YALÇIN ERSOY

Offered to

Economic Geology
Economic Geology

Course Objective

It is aimed to give to the students the general issues of interpretation of magmatic processes including mantle melting, magma formation and differentiation on the basis of phase diagrams of experimental petrology, of numerical modeling of these processes by using major-trace elements and isotopes of the magmatic rocks. The students will be able to modeling numerically the magmatic processes of melting, crystallization and contamination, and to compare these results with the natural examples.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   able to chemical classification of the magmatic rocks
2   to learn mantle melting and magma production
3   able to interpret the melting and crystallization process on phase diagrams
4   able to interpret major and trace element compositions of the magmatic rocks
5   able to model closed- and open-system melting and crystallization events

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General petrographic features of the magmatic rocks
2 Chemical classification and nomenclature of the magmatic rocks
3 An introduction to thermodynamics and unary systems
4 Binary eutectic and peritectic systems
5 Ternary eutectic and peritectic systems
6 Major and trace elements in magmatic systems
7 Tectonic Setting Diagrams and Interpretation
8 Midterm Exam
9 Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd, Pb-U-Th, Lu-Hf ve Re-Os Isotope Systematics and Applications
10 Mantle melting and formation of basalts
11 Closed-system batch, fractional and dynamic melting models
12 Open-system batch, fractional and dynamic melting models
13 Closed-system Equilibrium and Fractional Crystallization
14 Open-system crystallization and contamination/mixing models

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Rollinson, H., Using Geochemical Data: Evaluation, Presentation, Interpretation (Longman Geochemistry Series). Longman Group, UK Ltd., 1993, 345p.
2. Cox, K.G., Bell, J.D., Pankhurst, R.J., The Interpretation of Igneous Rocks. George Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1979, 450p.
3. Zou, H., Quantitative Geochemistry. Imperial College Press, 2007, 287p.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught on a base of lecture, laboratory, and homework presentation and discussion. All the students are expected to attend and both the lecture and laboratory hours and take part in the discussion sessions. Besides, each student or group of students should present their homework topics in an open discussion session. Students are expected to prepare a homework report as well.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm and application exams are done in a classical system with written exam

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterm exam %30: Control and evaluation of the theoretical learning outcomes
2. Two Assignments %30: Application of learning outcomes by studying related scientific papers
3. Final exam %30: Control and evaluation all of the learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Entering final exam will not be permitted unless two homeworks are accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tel: 0.232.301 73 46; e-post: yalcin.ersoy@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday/13.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 1,5 18
Tutorials 12 1,5 18
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.13214232544
LO.211344
LO.312242254
LO.412242254
LO.512242354

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