Description of Individual Course Units
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Offered By |
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences |
Level of Course Unit |
Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree) |
Course Coordinator |
PROFESSOR DOCTOR CÜNEYT AKAL |
Offered to |
Economic Geology |
Course Objective |
The examination and discussion of rock-forming silicate minerals baseb on their optical properties. Chemistry and mineralogy of the relationships between the main igneous rock groups. Normative mineralogy calculation methods. Evaluation of igneous rocks using their rock and mineral chemisty. Interpretation of the igneuos rocks using diagrams. |
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Mode of Delivery |
Face -to- Face |
Prerequisites and Co-requisites |
None |
Recomended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
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Recomended or Required Reading |
William Alexander Deer, Robert Andrew Howie, J. Zussman (1992) An introduction to the rock-forming minerals. Longman Scientific & Technical, 696 pp |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
Lectures are given by both microscope applications and presentations. In tutorial students study with polarized microscope. Microprobe data of the characteristic minerals such as pyroxene and olivine evaluate using MS excell software. |
Assessment Methods |
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Further Notes About Assessment Methods |
In exams the problems will be solved by using polarized microscobe and computure. |
Assessment Criteria |
In exams the problems will be solved by using polarized microscobe and computure. |
Language of Instruction |
Turkish |
Course Policies and Rules |
To be announced. |
Contact Details for the Lecturer(s) |
Dr. Cüneyt AKAL |
Office Hours |
To be announced. |
Work Placement(s) |
None |
Workload Calculation |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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