COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

NATURAL BUILDING STONES AND GEMSTONES

Course Objective

Industrial minerals are the workhorses of our world and daily life. Without them life as we know it today would quite simply stop. Broadly defined, they include all those materials that man takes out of the earth s crust except for fuels, metallic ores, water, and gemstones.
In general, each chapter deals with a given mineral or rock and contains information on physical and chemical properties and their industrial significance as well as the most common geological habitats and genesis.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Ana Kaynak:
- Carr, D.D. (Senior Editor), 1994, Industrial minerals and rocks. Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, 6 th Edition, 1196 p.

Referanslar:
- Harben, P.W. and Kuzvart, M., 1996, Industrial Minerals: A Global Geology. Industrial Minerals Information Ltd., Park Place, 3 Park Terrace, Worcester Park, Surrey KT4 7HY in 1997, 462 p.
- Bates, R.L., 1969, Geology of the industrial rocks and minerals. Dover Publications,Inc., New York, 459 p.
- Evans, A.M., 1993, Ore geology and industrial minerals: An introduction. Blackwell Science, 389 p.
- Önem, Y., 1997, Sanayi madenleri. Kozan Ofset Matbaacılık San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti., Ankara, 268 s.
- Kuşcu, M., 2001, Endüstriyel kayaçlar ve mineraller. Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Yayın No: 10, Isparta, 381 s.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical course

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

cahit.helvaci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes