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| JLJ1014 | Mineralogy | 3+0+1 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures and 1 hour of laboratory per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. İbrahim UYSAL | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. İrfan Temizel | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Since minerals are the basic building blocks of earth materials, this course is designed to give the student a fundamental background in minerals, necessary to understand earth materials. The student will learn the basic principles behind the arrangement of atoms to form crystal structures, how these atoms are coordinated and bonded and how this is reflected in the external form, chemical composition, and physical properties of the crystals. The student will learn how to identify the most common minerals in hand specimen. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | describe the basic principles that govern the structures of minerals. | 2,3,4 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | describe the basic classification scheme of minerals. | 2,3,4 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | apply various techniques in identifying diagnostic physical properties of minerals. | 2,3,4 | 1,4, | | LO - 4 : | evaluate importance of minerals to society and to the study of the Earth | 2,3,4 | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction, crystallography, symmetry, 32 point group, space groups, crystal faces and indices, crystal forms and crystal systems, crystal chemistry, crystal structure, physical properties of minerals. Classification of minerals: Silicates, native elements, sulphides and sulphosalts, oxides, hydroxides, salts, carbonates, nicrates, borates, sulphates, cromates, molibdates, tungstates. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Inroduction, Syllabus Lab-I:Study and safety Instructions | | | Week 2 | Crystallography-I: Symmetry, 32 point groups Lab-II: Symmetry elements | | | Week 3 | Crystallography-II: Space groups, crystal faces Lab-III: Crystal faces, Indices | | | Week 4 | Crystallography-III: Crystal forms, crystal systems, crystal habit Lab-IV: Crystal systems | | | Week 5 | Crystal chemistry: Nature of elements, chemical bonding, size of atom and ion, coordination Practise-I: Coordination number | | | Week 6 | Crystal structure: Controls of mineral structure, polymorphism, mineral formulas Practise-II: Calculation of mineral formulas | | | Week 7 | Physical properties of minerals Lab V: Physical properties of minerals | | | Week 8 | Descriptive mineralogy: Classifications of minerals, classification of silicates, orthosilicates, disilicates Lab-VI: Olivine, garnet, Al-silicates, Epidote group | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Descriptive mineralogy: Ring silicates, Chain silicates Lab-VII: Beryl, turmalin, pyroxene group, amphibole grup | | | Week 11 | Descriptive mineralogy: Sheet Silicates, Framework silicates Lab-VIII: Mica group, Clay minerals, Silica group, Feldpar group, feldspathoid group | | | Week 12 | Descriptive mineralogy: Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Tungstades, Molybdates, Borates Lab-IX: Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Tungstades, Molybdates, Borates | | | Week 13 | Descriptive mineralogy: Oxides, hydroxides, Halides Lab-X: Oxides, hydroxides, Halides | | | Week 14 | Descriptive mineralogy: Sulfites and related minerals Lab-XI: Sulfites and related minerals, Native elements | | | Week 15 | Descriptive mineralogy: Native elements; REVİEW Lab: Written Lab Exam | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | Yeniyol, M., 2009; Mineraloji, Dilek Ofset Matbaacılık | | | |
| 1 | Klein , C., Hurlbut Jr. C. S., 1993; Manuel of Mineralogy, John Wiley ve Sons, Inc | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 18/04/2024 | 1 | 25 | | Laboratory exam | 15 | 30/05/2024 | 1 | 25 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 12/06/2024 | 1 | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 153 |
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