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Description of Individual Course UnitsCourse Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | JM321 | PETROLOGY | Elective | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Level of Course Unit | First Cycle | Objectives of the Course | To teach the mineralogy, mineral-chemistry, geochemistry and isotopic aspects of rocks and their genesis. | Name of Lecturer(s) | Yrd.Doç.Dr. M. Avni AKÇE | Learning Outcomes | 1 | To learn the principles behind rock forming processes | 2 | Be able to evaluate extracting hypotheses about how the rocks formed in nature | 3 | Be able to correlate rock analysis with similar rocks from Turkey and other area of Earth | 4 | Be able to interpret rock and mineral chemistry |
| Mode of Delivery | Formal Education | Prerequisites and co-requisities | None | Recommended Optional Programme Components | None | Course Contents | Igneous and metamorphic rock terminology, plate tectonism, formation of magmas, igneous rocks of continental and oceanic lithosphere and their petrology, metamorphic processes, radiometric age dating and isotopes in igneous processes. | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
1 | Introduction, igneous terminology (structure, texture, mineralogy, chemistry and classification). | | | 2 | Petrological relationships amongst rock-mineralogy, rock-chemistry and mineral chemistry. | | | 3 | Interior of Earth and formation of magmas. | | | 4 | Magmatic differentiation, partial melting, assimilation and magma series. | | | 5 | Igneous rocks of the oceanic lithosphere. | | | 6 | Igneous rocks of the continental lithosphere. | | | 7 | Basic analytical tecniques: XRF, ICP-(AES/MS), Microprobe. | | | 8 | Major and trace element chemistry, data display, variation diagrams. | | | 9 | Mid term exam | | | 10 | Mantle petrology. | | | 11 | Granite petrology. | | | 12 | Metamorphism, metamorphic rocks and plate tectonics, metamorphic reactions. | | | 13 | Radiometric age dating and isotopes in igneous processes. | | | 14 | Plate tectonics and magmatism. | | | 15 | Review and overall discussions. | | | 16 | Final exam | | |
| Recommended or Required Reading | 1. Yavuz ERKAN, 2001. Magmatik Petrografi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi. Yayın No: 40 Ankara.
2. G.E. EHLERS and H. BLATT, 1982. Petrology: Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic. W.H. Freeman and Company, San Francisco, 732p.
3. Hugh R. ROLLINSON, 1993. Using Geochemical Data: Evaluation, Presentation, Interpretation, Longman, UK, 352p.
4. K.G. COX, J.D. BELL, R.J. PANKHURST, 1979. The Interpretation of Igneous Rocks, Unwin Hyman, London, 450p. | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | |
Final Examination | 1 | 100 | SUM | 100 | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | SUM | 100 |
| Language of Instruction | | Work Placement(s) | None |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 | Practice | 10 | 1 | 10 | Discussion | 14 | 0.5 | 7 | Self Study | 14 | 1 | 14 | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 7 | 2 | 14 | Individual Study for Final Examination | 7 | 2 | 14 | |
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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