JEO 412 - Industrial Raw Materials

Course Objectives

Course is designed for the students of geological engineering. In this course, it is aimed to indroduce the basic geological characteristics, mineralagical, physical, and chemical properties of plastic, ceramic, filling, and pigment materials.

Course Description

The formation of industrial raw material deposits. Types of deposition and their evaluations. General concepts. The physical, chemical, and mineralogical properties. The main usage fields and sectors. The quality characteristics of demand in uses. Annual productions. World trade. Market conditions and price.