Magmatic Rocks Petrography
Geological Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
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| Magmatic Rocks Petrography | JLJ311 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Fall | 6 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Nezihi KÖPRÜBAŞI
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Correlate evidence based on structure, texture and mineralogy of rocks
2) Identify information derived from thin-section and hand-specimen examinations
3) Interpret magmatic processes
4) Classify and report magmatic rocks by using classification diagrams
5) Describe magmatic rocks and processes by integration of field and petrographical data
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| 4 | High | 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 | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | High | 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 | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
No
Course Contents
This course covers structure and texture of magmatic rocks, classification and naming of magmatic rocks, granite - adamellite, granodiorite, monzonite, diorite ve gabbro family, tholeite-calcalkaline and alkaline basalt family, ultrabasic rocks, pyroclastic rocks.
Weekly Schedule
1) Definition of Magma2) Magma and crust melting
3) Magma movement and solidification patterns
4) Igneous rocks found in nature and structure
5) Texture of igneous rocks
6) Granite rocks belonging to the family-Ademellit definition
7) midterm
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Description of rocks belongs to family Gabbro-diorite and Granodiyorit-Monzonit
10) Description of rocks belongs to tholeitic-calcalkaline and alcali basalt family
11) Laboratory studies macro-micro alkaline rocks and tholitic-calcalkaline
12) Description of rocks rocks belonging to the family Ultrabasic
13) Macro-micro laboratory studies of rocks of Ultrabasic
14) Description of pyroclastic rocks
15) Pyroclastic rocks and macro-micro laboratory work
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
20% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
80% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required