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Course Name	Turkish	Sedimanter Kayaç Petrografisi
	English	Petrography of Sedimentary Rocks
Course Code	JEO 348	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	5	-	1	2	-
Course Language		Turkish
Course Coordinator		Hüsnü Serdar Akyüz İrem Elitez
Course Objectives		1. formation prosess of sedimentary rocks that cover larger proportion of crust 2. types and classifications of sedimentary rocks both macroscopik and microscopic scale 3. source analysis and diagenetic histories of sedimentary rocks 4. economical importance of sedimentary rocks
Course Description		Formation and classification of sedimentary rocks. Mineralogical compositions and textural caracteristics of sedimentary rocks. Source analysis of detritic rocks. Classification of detritic rocks, their macroscopic and microscopic characteristics and diagenetic histories. Petrographic features of siliceous, ferrous and organic sediments, phosphorites, evaporites. Classification of volcano-clastic sediments, their macroscopic and microscopic characteristics and diagenetic histories. Economical importance of sedimentary rocks.
Course Outcomes		1. determinate and classify sedimentary rocks 2. understand the formation of sedimentary rocks and geologicol evolution of the eviroment 3. multi-faceted thinking in solving of geological problems 4. understand the economical importance of naturel sources
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