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| JLJL5740 | Fundamental Concepts in Petrology | 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. Faruk AYDİN | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mehmet ARSLAN, Prof. Dr. Cüneyt ŞEN, Prof. Dr. Faruk AYDIN, Prof. Dr. Orhan KARSLI, Prof. Dr. İbrahim UYSAL, Prof. Dr. Emel ABDİOĞLU YAZAR, Assoc. Prof. Dr. İrfan TEMİZEL, Assist. Prof. Dr. Hasan KOLAYLI | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The course aims to learn the basic petrological concepts related to igneous and metamorphic rocks and to understand the generation and evolution processes of magmatism and metamorphism. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | learn the fundemantal concepts in petrology | 1,4 | 5,6, | | PO - 2 : | explain the magma generation and evolution processes | 1,4 | 5,6, | | PO - 3 : | express facies, processes and P/T conditions in metamorphism | 1,4 | 5,6, | | 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 to petrology and fundamental concepts. Review of composition and classification of igneous rocks. Basic concepts of thermodynamics and their significance for petrology. Silicate melts and volatile fluids in magma systems. Crystal-melt equilibria in magmatic systems, phase rule and phase diagrams. Physico-chemical characteristics of magma and methods of chemical analysis. Chemical Petrology: A general view of majör elements, trace elements and isotopes. Petrology of magma sources and origins, types of magma (primitive, primary, and parental magmas), magma generation and crystallization. Magma transportation and modification (differentitation, assimilation, mixing-mingling etc) Geochemical and petrological features of magmas in different geodynamic settings. A general view of the metamorphic petrography: Fabric, texture, and classification. Metamorphic mineral assemblages, reactions and phase diagrams. Facies, processes and conditions of contact metamorphism Facies, processes and conditions of regionalmetamorphism Facies, processes and conditions of P/T-type and dynamic metamorphism. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to petrology and fundamental concepts. Review of composition and classification of igneous rocks. | | | Week 2 | Basic concepts of thermodynamics and their significance for petrology. | | | Week 3 | Silicate melts and volatile fluids in magma systems. | | | Week 4 | Crystal-melt equilibria in magmatic systems, phase rule and phase diagrams. | | | Week 5 | Physico-chemical characteristics of magma and methods of chemical analysis. | | | Week 6 | Chemical Petrology: A general view of majr elements, trace elements and isotopes. | | | Week 7 | Petrology of magma sources and origins, types of magma (primitive, primary, and parental magmas), magma generation and crystallization. | | | Week 8 | Magma transportation and modification (differentitation, assimilation, mixing-mingling etc.) | | | Week 9 | Geochemical and petrological features of magmas in different geodynamic settings. | | | Week 10 | A general view of the metamorphic petrography: Fabric, texture, and classification. | | | Week 11 | Mid term exam | | | Week 12 | Metamorphic mineral assemblages, reactions and phase diagrams. | | | Week 13 | Facies, processes and conditions of contact metamorphism | | | Week 14 | Facies, processes and conditions of regional metamorphism | | | Week 15 | Facies, processes and conditions of high P/T-type and dynamic metamorphism | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Winter, J. D. 2001; An introduction to igneous and metamorphic petrology, Prentice Hall, New Jersey | | | |
| 1 | Wilson, M., 2007; Igneous petrogenesis a global tectonic approach, Springer. | | | 2 | Gill, R., 2010; Igneous rocks and processes, Wiley-Blackwell. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 11 | 25/04/2017 | 2 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 13 | 09/05/2017 | 5 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 30/05/2017 | 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 | 14 | 42 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 171 |
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