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| JLJL5710 | Advanced Mineralogy and Mineral Chemistry | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. İbrahim UYSAL | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mehmet ARSLAN, Prof. Dr. Cüneyt ŞEN, Prof. Dr. Faruk AYDIN, Prof. Dr. İbrahim UYSAL, Doç. Dr. Emel ABDİOĞLU YAZAR, Doç. Dr. İrfan TEMİZEL, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Hasan KOLAYLI | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To make students acquainted with determination of minerals and mineral chemistry as well as interpretation of the results |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | identify common crystallographic features of minerals. | 2,5,6,7,8,9,11 | | | PO - 2 : | classify mineral groups. | 2,5,6,7,9,11 | | | PO - 3 : | evaulate and interprete chemical analysis results of minerals | 2,4,5,6,7,8,9,11 | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction, mineral definition, crystal growth, crystal systems, crystal symmetry. Internal order in crystals, isomorphism, polymorphism, polytype, pseudomorphism, crystal defects. Atom and ion radius, coordination of ions, crystal bonds, chemical composition of earth, compositioanl variation in minerals, exsolution, physical properties of minerals. Optical properties of minerals: isotropic and anisotropic minerals, uniaxial and biaxial minerals. Birefringence of anisotropic minerals, microscopic investigation of minerals under the parallel and crossed nicols. Silicate group minerals and their classification. Sulphide group minerals and their classification. Oxide group mineral and their classification. Mineral chemical analyses: preparation of samples for mineral chemistry analyses, mineral chemistry analyses with electron microprobe, BSE images and their meanings. Petrological importance and menings of electron microprobe data. Chemical formula calculation of silicate minerals and evaluation of the data on related classification diagrams. Chemical formula calculation of sulphide and oxide group minerals and evaluation of the data on related classification diagrams. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction, mineral definition, crystal growth, crystal systems, crystal symmetry | | | Week 2 | Internal order in crystals, isomorphism, polymorphism, polytype, pseudomorphism, crystal defects | | | Week 3 | Atom and ion radius, coordination of ions, crystal bonds, chemical composition of earth, compositioanl variation in minerals, exsolution, physical properties of minerals | | | Week 4 | Optical properties of minerals: isotropic and anisotropic minerals, uniaxial and biaxial minerals | | | Week 5 | Birefringence of anisotropic minerals, microscopic investigation of minerals under the parallel and crossed nicols | | | Week 6 | Silicate group minerals and their classification | | | Week 7 | Silicate group minerals and their classification (Continued) | | | Week 8 | Sulphide group minerals and their classification | | | Week 9 | Mid term exam | | | Week 10 | Oxide group mineral and their classification | | | Week 11 | Mineral chemical analyses: preparation of samples for mineral chemistry analyses, mineral chemistry analyses with electron microprobe, BSE images and their meanings | | | Week 12 | Petrological importance and menings of electron microprobe data | | | Week 13 | Chemical formula calculation of silicate minerals | | | Week 14 | Chemical formula calculation of sulphide and oxide group minerals | | | Week 15 | Evaluation of the mineral chemistry data on related classification diagram | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Klein , C., Hurlbut Jr. C. S., 2002; Manuel of Mineral Science, John Wiley ve Sons, Inc. | | | |
| 1 | Nesse, W. D., 2000; Introduction to Mineralogy, Oxford University Press, Oxford. | | | 2 | Deer, W.A., Howie,R.A. , Zussman, J., 1969; An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals, Longmans. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 02/04/2024 | 2 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 13 | 03/05/2024 | 5 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 12/06//2024 | 3 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 7 | 21 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 4 | 6 | 24 | | Proje | 4 | 7 | 28 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Diğer 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | | Diğer 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | | Total work load | | | 200 |
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