COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GEOCHEMISTRY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
JEO 3500 GEOCHEMISTRY COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Geological Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MÜMTAZ ÇOLAK

Offered to

Geological Engineering
Geological Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of this course is learning of chemical and mineralogical contents of the rocks which formed to earth and understanding of it's at the earth surface.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the processing of earth and comparing with meteorites.
2   Classify the rocks based on the chemical contents.
3   Interpret the stability areas of minerals and formation conditions.
4   Prepare the samples for mineral and rock chemical analyses.
5   Choose the geochemical study methods for mine exploration.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is geochemistry Formation of elements and classifications
2 Chemical descriptions ion radius, chemical bonds, etc.
3 Composition of Earth formation of magma
4 Composition of Earth mineralogical and chemical composition of continental and oceanal crust
5 Structure, chemistry of minerals mineral formula calculation, substitution
6 Acids and bases equilibrium reactions, dissolution
7 Midterm exam
8 Basic principals of thermodynamic systems, 1st and 2nd laws of the thermodynamic
9 Mineral stability diagrams general knowledges, Eh-pH diagrams
10 Mineral stability diagrams Eh-pH diagrams
11 Applied geochemistry primary geochemical environments, sampling, trace elements
12 Applied geochemistry secondary geochemical environments, importance in terms of the ore deposits, sampling technics
13 Environmental geochemistry
14 Environmental geochemistry

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Akçay, M. (2002) Jeokimya temel kavramlar ve uygulamaya aktarımları. K.T.Ü Yayınları,
Trabzon, 506p.

Supplementry book(s):
Krauskopf, K.B. (1982) Introduction to Geochemistry. McGraw-Hill Int. Ed., 617p.
White, W.M. (2001) Geochemistry. www.imwa.info/geochemistry, 700p.

In addition to these books, lecture notes will be given after the each course

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, laboratory and computer applications

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 evaluate by intermediate, laboratory, final and makeup exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Compulsory attendance of the lesson will be taken into account.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mumtaz.colak@deu.edu.tr, tolga.oyman@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 5,6,7 and 8th lessons hours.
Friday 5,6,7 and 8th lessons hours.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparation for lab. exam 1 3 3
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Lab. exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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