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MDM1002 | Mineralogy and Petrography | 2+0+1 | ECTS:4 | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | Level of Course | First Cycle | Status | Compulsory | Department | DEPARTMENT of MINING ENGINEERING | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Lab work | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of laboratory per week | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Cüneyt ŞEN | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mehmet ARSLAN, Doç. Dr. Emel ABDİOĞLU YAZAR, Doç. Dr. İrfan TEMİZEL, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Hasan KOLAYLI | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | Aims of the course are that explain the basic concepts of mineralogy, and introduce the igneous, the sedimentary and the metamorphic rocks to the students. |
Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | LO - 1 : | identify common rock forming and ore minerals using their physical properties. | 1,2,5 | 1,4 | LO - 2 : | recognize the igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. | 1,2,5 | 1,4 | LO - 3 : | interpret the relationship between Earth's structure and rock forming processes. | 1,2,5 | 1,4 | LO - 4 : | interpret the relationship between rock and mineral. | 1,2,5 | 1,4 | 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 | |
Nomenclature of minerals, physical properties of minerals, mineral chemistry, description of some important rock forming and ore minerals, magma, physical properties of magma, texture of magmatic rocks and nomenclature of magmatic rocks, pyroclastic rocks, sedimentary rocks, diagenesis, composition and texture of sedimentary rocks, nomenclature of metamorphic rocks, type of metamorphism, local metamorphic rocks, regional metamorphism. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | Introduction, Syllabus, Mineral and mineralogy, Earth's Structure | | Week 2 | Crystallography: Symmetry, symmetry elements, crystal, crystal systems, unit cell | | Week 3 | Crystal Chemistry: Coordination, isomorphism, polymorphism, polytype, diadohi, pseudomorphism, mineral formulas | | Week 4 | Classification and physical properties of minerals | | Week 5 | Silicate Mineralogy: Nesosilicates, sorosilicates, cyclosilicates, Inosilicates, Phyllosilicates, Tectosilicates | | Week 6 | Native elements, sulfides and related minerals, halids | | Week 7 | Oxides and hydroxides, carbonates, nitrates, sulfades, molybdates, tungsdates, phosphates | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | Week 9 | Igneous Rocks-I: Magma, physical properties of magma, textures of igneous rocks and classification | | Week 10 | Igneous Rocks-II: Acidic Igneous rocks (granite-rhyolite clan, granodiorite-dacite clan, syenite-trachyte clan), intermediate igneous rocks (diorite-andesite clan) | | Week 11 | Igneous Rocks-III:Basic Igneous rocks (gabbro-basalt, ultramafic and ultrabasic rocks (mantle rocks), pyroclastic rocks | | Week 12 | Sedimentary Rocks-I:Generation of sediments, diagenesis, texture and classification of sedimentary rocks, Clastic sedimentary rocks, Chemical sedimentary rocks, Organic sedimentary rocks | | Week 13 | Sedimentary Rocks-II:Chemical sedimentary rocks, Organic sedimentary rocks | | Week 14 | Metamorphic Rocks-I: Metamorphism, metamorphic agents, types of metamorphism, metamorphic textures, metamorphic facies | | Week 15 | Metamorphic Rocks-II: Contact metamorhic rocks, dynamic metamorphic rocks, rocks of regional metamorphism; Laboratory exam | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | |
1 | Kurt, H. 2010; Mineraloji ve Petrografi, II. Baskı, Yayın No: 1, Konya | | |
1 | Erkan Y., 2006; Magmatik Petrografi, TMMOB Jeoloji Mühendisliği Odası Yayınları, Ankara | | 2 | Erkan Y., 2006; Metamorfik Petrografi, TMMOB Jeoloji Mühendisliği Odası Yayınları, Ankara | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 saat | 30 | Laboratory exam | 14 | | 1 saat | 20 | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1 saat | 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 | 1 | 14 | 14 | Laboratuar çalışması | 1 | 14 | 14 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 1 | 9 | 9 | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 7 | 14 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | Total work load | | | 95 |
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