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Course Name	Turkish	Carbonates and Evaporites
	English	Carbonate and Evaporite
Course Code	JDM 633E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	3	3
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Alı Mohammadı
Course Objectives		This course addresses key fundamentals of carbonate and evaporite sediments and rocks mineralogy, chemistry, texture, sedimentary structures, sedimentary environments, depositional processes and controlling factors, diagenesis processes and controlling factors, application of evaporite formations in oil and gas exploration and mineral sources, and salt diapers tectonics.
Course Description		- Carbonate and evaporite mineralogy and geochemistry. - Carbonate and evaporite fabric, texture, and sedimentary structures. - Carbonate and evaporite minerals identifications under polarizing microscope and classifications. - Carbonate and evaporite deposition and diagenesis processes, and sedimentary environments. - Tectono-sedimentary evolution of carbonate and evaporites sedimentary basins. - Application of carbonate and evaporite geology in petroleum and gas exploration, and mineral resources. - Salt Domes tectonics.
Course Outcomes		Graduate students learn and apply the basic understanding of carbonate and evaporite sediments and sedimentary environments including: 1. Understand carbonate and evaporite minerals and the basic chemistry of the carbonate system 2. Understand the carbonate rock factory, components and their classification 3. Understand the concepts of depositional environments, facies and facies belts 4. Understand the principles of diagenesis and diagenetic processes 5. Application of carbonate and evaporite deposits in oil and gas exploration and mineral resource 6. Understand the principles of salt diapers tectonics
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Textbook		• Tucker, M.E. and Wright, V.P., 2009. Carbonate sedimentology. John Wiley & Sons. • Origin of Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks, by Noel P. James & Brian Jones, ISBN 978-1-118-65270-1, 464 • pages, Aug. 2015, American Geophysical Union • Flügel, E., 2013. Microfacies of carbonate rocks: analysis, interpretation and application. Springer Science & Business Media. • Warren, J.K., 1989. Evaporite sedimentology. • Warren, J.K., 2006. Evaporites: sediments, resources and hydrocarbons. Springer Science & Business Media.
Other References		• Tucker, M.E. and Wright, V.P., 2009. Carbonate sedimentology. John Wiley & Sons. • Origin of Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks, by Noel P. James & Brian Jones, ISBN 978-1-118-65270-1, 464 • pages, Aug. 2015, American Geophysical Union • Flügel, E., 2013. Microfacies of carbonate rocks: analysis, interpretation and application. Springer Science & Business Media. • Warren, J.K., 1989. Evaporite sedimentology. • Warren, J.K., 2006. Evaporites: sediments, resources and hydrocarbons. Springer Science & Business Media.

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