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| JLJL7440 | Ophiolitic Chromitites | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To make students familiar with identification of ophiolitic chromitites, and determination methods of their mineralogy and geochemistry, and formation and economic importance of ophiolitic chromitites |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | summarise the distribution of ophiolitic chromitites in Turkey | 5,10,12,13 | 1 | | PO - 2 : | interpret the tectonic environment of formation using the chromite composition | 5,10,12,14 | 1 | | PO - 3 : | describe the analytical methods for the mineralogical and geochemical investigations | 5,10,11,12,13,14 | 1 | | PO - 4 : | interpret the physical and chemical condition of the melt from which chromite crystallized, using the data obtained from the mineralogical and geochemical investigations of chromitite | 5,10,12,13,14 | 1 | | PO - 5 : | summarize the condition of formation and genesis of the melt from which chromite crystallized.by compilation of isotope geochemistry and mineralogical data of chromitites | 5,10,12,13,14 | 1 | | 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 | | |
| 1- Distribution of ophiolitic chromitites in Turkey, 2- Texture of ophiolitic chromitites, 3- Chromite composition, 4- Trace and PGE geochemistries, 5- Solid inclusions in chromite and their petrogenetic significance: a- Silicate inclusions, b- PGM (Platinum-group mineral) inclusions, c- BMM (Base-metal mineral) inclusions, 6- Formation model of ophiolitic chromitites in modern geology |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Distribution of ophiolitic chromitites in Turkey | | | Week 2 | Texture of ophiolitic chromitites | | | Week 3 | Chromite composition | | | Week 4 | Significance of chromite composition on tectonic environment of chromite formation | | | Week 5 | Trace and PGE geochemistries | | | Week 6 | Whole-rock Re-Os isotopic composition | | | Week 7 | Silicate inclusions in chromite and their petrogenetic significance | | | Week 8 | Equilibration temperature and oxygen fugacity condition | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | PGM (Platinum-group mineral) inclusions in chromite and their petrogenetic significance | | | Week 11 | Sulphur fugacity conditions of the melt from which chromite crystallized | | | Week 12 | 2. Midterm Examination | | | Week 13 | BMM (Base-metal mineral) inclusions in chromite and their petrogenetic significance | | | Week 14 | Re-Os isotopic composition of PGM included in chromite crystals | | | Week 15 | Formation model of ophiolitic chromitites in modern geology | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Chromium (VI) Handbook: Independent Environmental Technical Evaluation Group (IETEG). Jacques Guertis, James A. Jacobs, Cynthra P. Avakian (Eds.). CRC Pres. 2005 | | | |
| 1 | Ahmed H.A. 2007. Diversity of platinum-group minerals in podiform chromitites of the Late Proterozoic ophiolite, Eastern Desert, Egypt: Genetic implications. Ore Geology review, 32, 1?19. | | | 2 | Ahmed H.A., Arai S., Attia A.K. 2001. Petrological characteristics of podiform chromitites and associated peridotites of the Pan African Proterozoic ophiolitic complex of Egypt. Mineralium Deposita, 36, 72?84. | | | 3 | Bai W., Robinson P.T., Fang Q., Yang J., Yan B., Zhang Z., Hu X.F., Zhou M.F., Malpas J. 2000. The platinum-group elements and base-metal alloys in the podiform chromitites of the Loubusa ophiolite, southern Tibet. Canadian Mineralogist, 38, 585?598. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 03/4/2016 | 3 | 25 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 12 | 11/5/2016 | 3 | 25 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 26/5/2016 | 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 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 10 | 14 | 140 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 15 | 1 | 15 | | Arasınav | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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