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| JLJL7474 | Magmatism and Plate Tectonics | 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 | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Faruk AYDİN | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To understand current magmatism and plate tectonics events and to apply the relationship of these events to past magmatic and tectonic activities. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | explain the magma generation and evolution processes | 1,2,3 | 5,6, | | PO - 2 : | understand the plate tectonic mechanism in global scale | 1,2,3 | 5,6, | | PO - 3 : | decipher the relation between the magmatic events and plate tectonic mechanism | 1,2,3 | 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, present day magmatism in relation to global tectonics, A general view of igneous activities in plate boundaries (convergent and divergent), A general view of igneous activities within-plate (oceanic and continental) settings, Geochemistry and petrology of the mid-ocean ridge basalts and their petrogenetic models, Existing petrogenetic models for subduction zone (or convergent plate boundaries) magmatism, Physical and geochemical characteristics of subduction zone magmatism, Hydrous mineral stabilities and general reactions in subduction zones, Role of pressure and temperature of magma generation in subduction zones, composition of subduction zone fluid phases and melts, mantle wedge dynamics, Characteristic magma series and general features of within-plate tectonic setting, Types of within-plate magmatism, i) Oceanic island magmatism, Continental flood basalts, Continental rift zone magmatism, Potassic magmatism within continental plates, Structural, petrograhical, geochemical, and petrological characteristics of the within-plate magmatism and their petrogenetic models. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction, present day magmatism in relation to global tectonics | | | Week 2 | A general view of igneous activities in plate boundaries (convergent and divergent) | | | Week 3 | A general view of igneous activities within-plate (oceanic and continental) settings | | | Week 4 | Geochemistry and petrology of the mid-ocean ridge basalts and their petrogenetic models | | | Week 5 | Existing petrogenetic models for subduction zone (or convergent plate boundaries) magmatism | | | Week 6 | Physical and geochemical characteristics of subduction zone magmatism | | | Week 7 | Hydrous mineral stabilities and general reactions in subduction zones | | | Week 8 | Role of pressure and temperature of magma generation in subduction zones, composition of subduction zone fluid phases and melts, mantle wedge dynamics | | | Week 9 | Midterm exam | | | Week 10 | Characteristic magma series and general features of within-plate tectonic setting, Types of within-plate magmatism, i) Oceanic island magmatism | | | Week 11 | Continental flood basalts | | | Week 12 | Continental rift zone magmatism | | | Week 13 | Potassic magmatism within continental plates | | | Week 14 | Structural and petrograhical, characteristics of the within-plate magmatism | | | Week 15 | Geochemical, and petrological characteristics of the within-plate magmatism and their petrogenetic models | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Wilson, M., 2007; Igneous petrogenesis a global tectonic approach, Springer | | | |
| 1 | Gill, R., 2010; Igneous rocks and processes, Wiley-Blackwell | | | 2 | Lockwood, J.P., Hazlet, R.W., 2010. Volcanoes: Global Perspectives. Wiley-Blackwell | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 10/11/2021 | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 05/01/2022 | 2 | 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 | 6 | 14 | 84 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 1 | 25 | 25 | | Arasınav | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Ödev | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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