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Course Name	Turkish	Jeokimya
	English	Geochemistry
Course Code	JEO 421E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	7	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Emin Çiftçi
Course Objectives		1. To provide a comprehensive introduction to geochemistry and familiarize you with the basic geochemical principles those are relevant to the study of Earth science. 2. To gain an understanding of geochemistry by using basic geochemical principles to explain, interpret and predict common processes in Earth science. 3. To recognize how an understanding of basic geochemical concepts can increase our understanding of the Earth system.
Course Description		The material covered will include: Geochemical fundamentals (crystal chemistry-principles and rules for atomic substitution); cosmochemistry (composition of universe - sun, planets and meteorites), radiogenic isotopes and Earth differentiation (composition and evolution of Earth and its reservoirs - core, mantle, crust, hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere); crustal geochemistry; Earth surface geochemistry; hydrothermal geochemistry; stable isotope fundamentals; Major and trace element behaviour in magmatic processes-melting and crystallization models. Products of magmatic processes-volcanics and granitoids. Geochemistry in sedimentary and metamorphic processes.
Course Outcomes		(1) Have a broad overview of the field of geochemistry and how it relates to other areas of the geosciences (2) Have an appreciation for the types of problems that geochemistry addresses (3) Gain an understanding of how natural systems work, and in some instances how humans impact these systems (4) Be able to apply chemical principles and concepts, learnt in chemistry to geochemistry and geological problems (5) Have a fundamental understanding of chemical equilibrium, and the effects of pressure and temperature on chemical equilibrium (6) Be able to balance chemical reactions that occur commonly in weathering, lithologic, and redox controlled environments (7) Have a basic understanding of stable isotopes and applying radiogenic isotope geochemistry to geochronology, thus proving a time frame for geologic events
Pre-requisite(s)		None
Required Facilities		None
Other		None
Textbook		PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF GEOCHEMISTRY 2nd ED. 1998, PRENTICE HALL INC. AUTHOR: GUNTER FAURE
Other References		GEOCHEMISTRY, 2 ND EDITION, PRENTICE HALL, 1996. AUTHOR: BROWNLOW, A.H. JEOKIMYA, TRABZON, 2002, AUTHO R: M G ĞRAÇ A K ÇAY JEOKIMYA, 2 ND EDITION, JMO YAYIN NO: 32, ANKARA, 1993, AUTHOR: ÇA ĞAT AY, N. & ERLER, A. (EDITORS)

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