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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
GENG 220PETROLOGY OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS2 + 24th Semester 

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective
Course Content
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1-

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09PO 10PO 11PO 12PO 13PO 14PO 15PO 16PO 17PO 18PO 19PO 20
LO 001                    
Sub Total                    
Contribution00000000000000000000

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14456
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)14342
Mid-terms11515
Laboratory14114
Final examination11616
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course






143

COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2020-2021 Spring1ÖMER BOZKAYA
Details 2019-2020 Spring1ÖMER BOZKAYA
Details 2018-2019 Spring1ÖMER BOZKAYA
Details 2017-2018 Spring1ÖMER BOZKAYA
Details 2016-2017 Spring1ÖMER BOZKAYA
Details 2015-2016 Spring1ÖMER BOZKAYA
Details 2014-2015 Spring2ÖMER BOZKAYA
Details 2013-2014 Spring2MEHMET ÖZKUL
Details 2012-2013 Spring2HÜLYA ALÇİÇEK


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
GENG 220 PETROLOGY OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS 2 + 2 1 Turkish 2020-2021 Spring
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Prof. Dr. ÖMER BOZKAYA obozkaya@pau.edu.tr MUH B0021 %70
Goals
Content
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 Introduction, basic terms (sediment, sedimentary rock, petrography, petrology), sedimentary processes, Practice: Textural-structural properties of clastic rocks (grain shape, roundness, angularity, sorting, grading, orientation/fabric, matrix and cement etc.)
2 Depositinal environments, diagenesis and diagenetic processes, classification of sedimentary rocks, Practice: Hand specimen scale investigation of conglomerates and breccias
3 Epiclastic sedimentary rocks (classification/ identification, origin, environmental interpretation), Practice: Hand specimen and microscopic investigation of sandstones (quartz arenite, arkose, subarkose)
4 Epiclastic sedimentary rocks (classification/ identification, origin, environmental interpretation), Practice: Hand specimen and microscopic investigation of sandstones (litharenite/greywacke, sublitharenite)
5 Epiclastic sedimentary rocks (classification/ identification, origin, environmental interpretation), Practice: Hand specimen and microscopic investigation of siltstone, mudstone, claystone/shale samples
6 Pyroclastic sedimentary rocks (classification/ identification, origin, environmental interpretation), Practice: Hand specimen investigation of agglomerates and lapillistones
7 Pyroclastic sedimentary rocks (classification/ identification, origin, environmental interpretation), Practice: Hand specimen and microscopic investigation of tuffs and tuffites
8 Chemical/biochemical sedimentary rocks, limestones and dolomites (classification/ identification, origin, environmental interpretation), Practice: Textural-structural properties of limestones and dolomites (allochems: intraclast, fossil, oolites, pellet, orthochems: micrite, sparite, recrystallization, orientation/fabric etc.)
9 Limestones and dolomites (classification/ identification, origin, environmental interpretation), Practice: Hand specimen and microscopic investigation of limestones and dolomites (sparite, dolosparite, oosparite, biosparite)
10 Limestones and dolomites (classification/ identification, origin, environmental interpretation), Practice: Hand specimen and microscopic investigation of limestones and dolomites (micrite, dolomicrite, biomicrite, intramicrite)
11 Siliceous sedimentary rocks (classification/ identification, origin, environmental interpretation), Practice: Hand specimen and microscopic investigation of chert and radiolarites
12 Evaporitic rocks (classification/ identification, origin, environmental interpretation), Practice: Hand specimen investigation of gypsum, anhydrite and salts
13 Organic sedimentary rocks (classification/ identification, origin, environmental interpretation), Practice: Hand specimen investigation of coal and coaly rocks
14 Iron- and phosphate-bearing sedimentary rocks (classification/ identification, origin, environmental interpretation), Practice: Hand specimen investigation of sedimentary iron occurrences
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
ResourcesResources Language
Tucker, M.E. (2001) Sedimentary Petrology, 3rd ed., Blackwell ScienceEnglish
Tucker, M.E. (2003) Sedimentary Rocks in the Field. 3rd ed., John Wiley & SonsEnglish
Erkan Y., (2000) Sedimanter Petrografi, H.Ü. YayınlarıTürkçe
Boggs, S, Jr, (1992), Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks, Macmillan Publishing Co.English
Folk, R. L., 1974, Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks: Hemphill Publishing Co., Austin, TX.English
Tucker, M.E. (2001) Sedimentary Petrology, 3rd ed., Blackwell ScienceEnglish
Tucker, M.E. (2003) Sedimentary Rocks in the Field. 3rd ed., John Wiley & SonsEnglish
Erkan Y., (2000) Sedimanter Petrografi, H.Ü. YayınlarıTürkçe
Boggs, S, Jr, (1992), Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks, Macmillan Publishing Co.English
Folk, R. L., 1974, Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks: Hemphill Publishing Co., Austin, TX.English
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam60Final Exam
Midterm Exam40Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes