Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Mineraloji ve Petrografi
	English	Mineralogy and Petrography
Course Code	MDN 210E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	2	2	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Mehmet Keskin Mehmet Keskin
Course Objectives		Rocks and their building blocks, minerals, make up most of the Earth by volume, starting from the Earth's surface to the mantle-core boundary at a depth of ~2900 km. Igneous rocks make up almost all of the Earth's crust and mantle. It is from these rocks and their constituent minerals that we obtain a significant part of the raw materials to which we owe our civilization. Therefore, minerals, igneous and metamorphic rocks are of great importance to earth scientists. This course aims to teach students the recognition, classification, formation, composition, and origin of minerals, igneous and metamorphic rocks. The course focuses particularly on the identification and classification of minerals, igneous, and metamorphic rocks. The knowledge and terminology of mineralogy and petrography to be covered in this course are used in all disciplines of earth sciences.
Course Description		For earth scientists and specifically for Engineers, a basic knowledge of mineralogy and petrography of the igneous & metamorphic rocks is of crucial importance because only it can provide them with vital information about nomenclature and classification of minerals & rocks, basic terminology, and many other important issues e.g., understanding the origin of minerals and rocks, tectonic setting in which they occur and their geological evolution.
Course Outcomes		By the end of the term, the students will be able to recognize hand specimens of common minerals and igneous/metamorphic rocks, which are economically and/or scientifically important. This background is crucial for the students to understand other courses they will take in their undergraduate and postgraduate studies. During their field studies, they will also be able to recognize, classify & name the rocks and minerals.
Pre-requisite(s)
Required Facilities		PowerPoint Slides of the lectures, books, and a Mineralogy-Petrography laboratory where they will be able to study characteristic mineral/rock (igneous and metamorphic) specimens.
Other		Teaching Methods Tutoring, interactive teaching by utilizing slides with rich graphical material, selected books. Laboratory work on minerals/rocks.
Textbook		Klein, C. & Dutrow, B., 2007. Manual of Mineral Science, 22nd or 23rd Edition, 641 pages. Winter, J.D. (2014). Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Second Edition, Pearson Education Limited, 737 P. ISBN 10: 1-292-02153-5. Le Maitre, R.W. (2002). Igneous Rocks: A Classification and Glossary Terms, 2nd Edition, Cambridge Univ. Press, 236 p.
Other References		John W. Anthony, Richard A. Bideaux, Kenneth W. Bladh, and Monte C. Nichols, Eds., 2003. Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA. http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/ , 4129 pages. Putnis, A., 2003. Introduction to Mineral Sciences, Cambridge University Press, 457 pages.

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