| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geochemistry | JLJ209 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 2 | Fall | 5 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Lecturer Dr. Efem ALTINOK
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Geological processes are described via chemical reactions
2) The relationship between thermodynaimcs and geochemistry is established
3) Stability and alteration of minerals are calculated
4) Environmental impacts of ore deposits and wast waters to geological settings are discussed
5) Hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere are understood and the relationship among them is discussed
6) Geochemical evolution of earht and planets are understood
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | ||
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| 1 | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | High | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | High | No relation | High | High | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | High | High | High | High | High | No relation | |
| 6 | High | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | High | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Chemistry, Thermodynamics
Course Contents
This course covers analysis and its importance, solution types, chemical equilibrium, basic thermodynamic, saline solutions, activity, complexes, resolution, carbonate geochemistry, Si-geochemistry, stability diagrams, stable isotopes, decay, hydrosphere, distributions of elements.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction to chemistry: revision, units, names, solubility2) Kinetics: Rate of a reaction, rate constant, proof of 0th order reaction rate
3) Chemical equilibria, Le Chatelier’s Principle: CO2 in water
4) Acids and bases: hydrolysis, buffers, electrolyte solutions, activity and its coefficient, conventions
5) Solution-mineral equilibria: Part 1: Carbonates. Calcite solubility, solubility calculations, predominance diagrams
6) Solution-mineral equilibria: Part 2: Silicates
7) Chemical Thermodynamics Fundamental Principles. Thermodynamic systems, the laws of thermodynamics, enthalpy, free energy
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Chemical thermodynamics: Phase equilibrum, chemical potential, fugacity, activity and equilibrium state, equilibrium coefficient, equilibrium coefficient' heat and balance coefficient
10) Oxidation-reduction: oxidation potential, limits of Eh-pH in nature, Eh-pH diagrams
11) Isotope geochemistry, types of isotopes, radiogenic isotopes, age dating using radiogenic isotopes, stable isotopes
12) Hydrosphere and erosion of soil. Air, hydrosphere, and oceans
13) Metamorphism: conditions for metamorphism, equilibrium states, metamorphic facies
14) Crystalization and formation of magma: applying phase law to magma, theoretical crystalization curves and mixing systems
15) Distribution of elements, Goldschmidt's geochemical classification, distribition of elements in sedimentary-magmatic-metamorphic rocks
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Öğretim elemanı Power point ders notlari / Lecturer's PP notes
2- Aqueous Environmental Geochemistry; Donald Langmuir; Prentence Hall;
1997
3- Introduction to Geochemitry, Ronald Krauskoph, 2003
4- Aquatic Chemistry, Chemical Equilibria and Rates in Natural Waters; Werner,Stumm, James J. Morgan; Wiley-Interscience Series of Text and Monographs, 1996
5- Aquatic Geochemistry Concepts; Jaes Pankow; CRC Press; 1991
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
30% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required