JEO 412 - Industrial Raw Materials

Course Objectives

Course is designed for students of the geology department. It is aimed to introduce the students basic geological, mineralogical, physical, and chemical characteristics of plastic, cerami, fertilizer, glass, energy sources and refractory materials, abrasives, and filling and pigments.

Course Description

Course given by Dr. M. Sezai KIRIKOĞLU and Dr.Mustafa KUMRAL
covers the following topics: 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 roductions. World trade. Market conditions and price.