MDN108 Mineralogy and Petrography

5 ECTS - 2-2 Duration (T+A)- 2. Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code MDN108
Name Mineralogy and Petrography
Semester 2. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-2 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 5 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Ön Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Öğr. Gör. ERCÜMENT BİLGER


Course Goal

Introduce minerals on earth and classify them according to their common features. Reveal the relationship among minerals.

Course Content

Crystal systems, physical properties of minerals, special mineralogy.

Course Precondition

None

Resources

Microscopic Analysis of Important Rock Forming Minerals, Yavuz Erkan, 200

Notes

Lecture Notes


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Can identify minerals.
LO02 Classifies minerals.
LO03 Describes crystal system
LO04 Knows distinctive features of minerals.
LO05 Defines minerals with the help of microscope.
LO06 Knows sulphur group minerals
LO07 Defines carbon group minerals
LO08 Identify the halogen group minerals
LO09 Defines Oxides and hydroxides, carbonate, nitrate, borate and wolframite
LO10 Identify the silicate group minerals


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has a background in mining basic concepts. 4
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Comprehends the principles and methods of occupational health and safety in mining.
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Knows the technical features of the tools required to be used in mining applications.
PLO04 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Gains the ability to solve the problems encountered in the field individually and as a member of a multidisciplinary working group.
PLO05 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Uses current techniques and tools in the field of basic mining effectively in applied courses.
PLO06 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı It determines the distinctive features of minerals and ores using mining applications and can report the results it finds. 5
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Can draw technical equipment in the mining area by using the basic computer and using the computer effectively.
PLO08 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Gains modeling and solution skills by defining the problems in the field of mining with the help of scientific data. 2
PLO09 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Uses basic measurement techniques in the mining field by adhering to scientific methods.
PLO10 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Applies the technological methods used in the discovery, extraction and enrichment phases of the mines. 3
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği It constantly improves itself by following the innovations in science and technology in the field of mining with the foreign language it has learned.
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Uses databases and other information sources in the light of the knowledge and experience gained
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Uses at least one foreign language at general level for effective oral and written communication.
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Have a sense of professional and ethical responsibility
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Defines the legal consequences of the events that may occur in the mining operation.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction, definitions Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
2 Crystal systems, the cubic system, tetragonal system, hexagonal system Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
3 Trigonal system, orthorhombic system, monoclinic, triclinic system Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
4 Physical properties of minerals Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
5 Physical properties of minerals II Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
6 Special mineralogy Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
7 Gold, silver, copper, platin, iron Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
8 Mid-Term Exam Lecture notes Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Sulphur and carbon group minerals Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
10 Sulphur and carbon group minerals II Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
11 Halogens; halite, sylvine, fluorite Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
12 Oxides and hydroxides, carbonate, nitrate, borate, wolframite Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
13 Silicate Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
14 Optical mineralogy Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
15 Optical mineralogy II Lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama
16 Term Exams Exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 3 3
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 8 8
Final Exam 1 16 16
Total Workload (Hour) 125
Total Workload / 25 (h) 5,00
ECTS 5 ECTS