Yozgat Bozok University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course 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

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
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

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
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

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
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
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			105

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