1. FIRST CYCLE - BACHELOR'S DEGREE
  2. FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
  3. GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
  4. 246 GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING (Evening Classes)
Course Information Course Learning Outcomes Course's Contribution To Program ECTS Workload Course Details
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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
GENG 424CLAY MINEROLOGY2 + 07th Semester 

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective To give information about structures, chemical composition, ion exchange values, caloric exchanges, genesis and forming of clay minerals.
Course Content Structure and composition of the clay minerals, ion exchange, clay-water systems, changes on heating, clay mineral-organic reactions, origin and occurrence of the clay minerals, clay mineral analyses.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1It is aim to teach that structure of clay minerals, chemical composition, ion and heat exchange capacities, origins and occurunce of clay minerals

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
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ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14228
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)14114
Assignments166
Mid-terms11010
Final examination12020
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course





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COURSE DETAILS
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Details 2020-2021 Fall1ÖMER BOZKAYA


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
GENG 424 CLAY MINEROLOGY 2 + 0 1 Turkish 2020-2021 Fall
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Prof. Dr. ÖMER BOZKAYA obozkaya@pau.edu.tr MUH B0022 %70
Goals To give information about structures, chemical composition, ion exchange values, caloric exchanges, genesis and forming of clay minerals.
Content Structure and composition of the clay minerals, ion exchange, clay-water systems, changes on heating, clay mineral-organic reactions, origin and occurrence of the clay minerals, clay mineral analyses.
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 Clay mineral definition, phyllosilicate structures
2 Clay mineral structures: 1:1 (TO), 2:1 (TOTO) and 2:1+1 (TOTO) structures
3 Clay mineral groups: 1:1 (serpentine, kaolinite, dickite, nacrite, halloysite) and 2:1 (smectite, vermiculite, pyrophyllite, talc, mica) phyllosilicates
4 Clay mineral groups: 2:1+1 (chlorite) and chain structure clays (sepiolite and palygorskite), Mixed-layered clays (I-S, C-S, I-C, I-V)
5 Clay mineral identification: X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (DTA, TGA)
6 Clay mineral identification: Scanning and transmission electron microscope analysis (SEM, TEM)
7 Analytical methods for determining of chemical composition of clays
8 Midterm exam
9 Classifications of clay, mica and chlorites with respect to their chemistry and calculation of structural formulas
10 Clay environments and the clay cycle
11 Origin of cIays
12 Geological environments
13 Industrial classification of clays
14 Industrial uses of clays
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
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