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Course Name	Turkish	Sediment Jeokimyası
	English	Sediment Geochemistry
Course Code	JDM 606E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Nazlı Olğun Kıyak
Course Objectives		1. Marine sediments: genetic components and classification 2. Physicochemical parameters of sedimentation 3. Carbonate system ve carbonate sediments 4. Sapropels: their depositional conditions and geochemistry. 5. Pollution of marine sediments
Course Description		Marine sediments: genetic components and classification. Mineralogical and chemical composition. Physicochemical properties and measurements (logging). Physicochemical parameters of sedimentation. Colloids and colloidal properties. Clay minerals in marine sediments: classification, genesis, and properties. Sedimentary organic matter. Early sediment diagenesis. Early diagenetic reactions in pore waters and dissolved material fluxes. Carbonate system ve carbonate sediments. Sapropels: their depositional conditions and geochemistry. Pollution of marine sediments
Course Outcomes		Students who take this course gain knowledge, skills and proficiency in the following subjects 1. Marine, lacustrine, river sediments: genetic components and classification 2. Physicochemical parameters and logging 3. Diagenesis geochemistry 4. Pollution of marine sediments
Pre-requisite(s)		No pre-requisite
Required Facilities
Other
Textbook		Schulz, H.D. and Zabel, M. (eds.), 2000. Marine Geochemistry. Berlin Springer, 455 p
Other References		Chester, R. 2000. Marine Geochemistry. London: Unwin Hyman. 2nd edition.

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