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FACULTY of ARCHITECTURE / DEPARTMENT of URBAN and REGIONAL PLANNING /
Katalog Ana Sayfa
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JLJ2013Optical Mineralogy2+0+2ECTS:5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face, Lab work
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of laboratory per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Emel ABDİOĞLU YAZAR
Co-LecturerASSOC. PROF. DR. İrfan TEMİZEL,
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To make students acquainted with the use of the polarizing microscope and the optical identification of minerals.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : summarise knowledge in physics of light, and the nature of minerals under the polarizing microscope.2,3,41,4
LO - 2 : understand optical theory pertaining to transmission of light through isotropic and anisotropic minerals.2,3,41,4
LO - 3 : attain familiarity with the moving parts of a polarizing microscope.2,3,41,4
LO - 4 : recognize and demonstrate fundamental differences between isotropic, uniaxial, and biaxial minerals through optical tests performed with a polarizing microscope.2,3,41,4
LO - 5 : utilize optical properties to identify common rock forming minerals in a thin section.2,3,41,4
LO - 6 : estimate modal mineralogy (volume % proportions) in thin sections of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.2,3,41,4
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

 
Contents of the Course
Introduction to crystal optics. Content and components of optical mineralogy. Thin-section and its preparation. Light and polarizing light. Isotropic and anisotropic substances. Reflection, refraction and refraction index. Indicatrix, uniaxial and biaxial indicatrix. Usage of nicols (polarizer and analyzer) . Components of polarizing microscopes. Examinations under plane polarized light (PPL): opacity, colour, pleochroism, crystal habit and geometry, cleavage-parting-cracks, inclusion, alteration, paragenesis, relief, Becke line method. Examinations under crossed polars (XPL) ; isotropy and anisotropy, interference colour and measurement of birefringence, Newton colour scale and accessory plates, extinction and measurement of extinction angles, elongation direction. Conoscopic examinations; interference figure and sign of uniaxial and biaxial crystals under the conoscope. Determination of plagioclase types by examining extinction angle measurements. Modal analysis. Optical characteristics of common rock-forming minerals.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Introduction to crystal optics. Content and components of optical mineralogy.
 Week 2Thin-section and its preparation. Light and polarizing light.
 Week 3Isotropic and anisotropic substances. Reflection, refraction and refraction index.
 Week 4Indicatrix, uniaxial and biaxial indicatrix.
 Week 5Usage of nicols (polarizer and analyzer). Components of polarizing microscopes.
 Week 6Examinations under plane polarized light (PPL): opacity, colour, pleochroism, crystal habit and geometry, cleavage-parting-cracks, inclusion, alteration, paragenesis.
 Week 7Examinations under plane polarized light (PPL): relief, Becke line method.
 Week 8Examinations under crossed polars (XPL); isotropy and anisotropy, interference colour and measurement of birefringence.
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Examinations under crossed polars (XPL); Newton colour scale and accessory plates, extinction and measurement of extinction angles, elongation direction.
 Week 11Conoscopic examinations; interference figure and sign of uniaxial crystals under the conoscope.
 Week 12Conoscopic examinations; interference figure and sign of biaxial crystals under the conoscope.
 Week 13Determination of plagioclase types by examining extinction angle measurements.
 Week 14Modal analysis of the rocks.
 Week 15Optical characteristics of common rock-forming minerals. Laboratory exam
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Arslan, M. Optik Mineraloji Ders Notu.
2Aslaner, M. 1986; Optik Mineraloji. Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Genel yayın no. 98. Fakülte yayın no. 40.
3Erkan, Y., 2001; Kayaç oluşturan önemli minerallerin mikroskopta incelenmeleri. TMMOB Jeoloji Mühendisleri Odası Yayınları 42.
 
Recommended Reading
1Aslaner, M., 1995; Mineraloji I. KTÜ Yayın no: 181.
2Deer, W.A., Howie, R.A. & Zussman, J., 1992; An introduction to the rock-forming minerals. Longman Scientific &Technical, 696p.
3Gribble, C.D. & Hall A.J. 1992; Optical Mineralogy. Principles & Practice. UCL press limited, London.
4Kerr, P.F., 1959; Optical Mineralogy. McGraw-Hill, New York, USA.
5MacKenzie, W.S. & Adams, A.E., 1994; A colour atlas of rock minerals in thin sections. Manson Publ., U.K., 192 p.
6Uz, B., 1987; Mineral ve Kayaç Tayininde Optik Mineraloji Yöntemleri. Birsen yayınevi, İstanbul.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
In-term studies (second mid-term exam) 9 15/11/2019 1 25
Laboratory exam 15 27/12/2019 1 25
End-of-term exam 17 06/01/2020 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 0 0 0
Laboratuar çalışması 2 14 28
Arasınav için hazırlık 3 7 21
Arasınav 1 1 1
Uygulama 1 14 14
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 0 0 0
Proje 0 0 0
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 4 14 56
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Diğer 1 1 1 1
Diğer 2 0 0 0
Total work load164