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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
JEO 585CONTINENTAL CARBONATES3 + 02nd Semester7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Master's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective Depositional environments of continental carbonates, Mainly continental carbonate deposits: calich, calcrite, spring carbonates, stromatolites, speleothems, lacustrine carbonates, mineralogical-petrographical features, stable isotopic compositions, continental carbonates as paleoclimatic indicators.
Course Content Depositional environments of continental carbonates, Mainly continental carbonate deposits: calich, calcrite, spring carbonates, stromatolites, speleothems, lacustrine carbonates, mineralogical-petrographical features, stable isotopic compositions, continental carbonates as paleoclimatic indicators.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Learning the origin of terrestrial carbonates

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     5              
Sub Total     5              
Contribution00000500000000000000

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14342
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)148112
Mid-terms12020
Final examination12121
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course






195

7,5
COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2011-2012 Spring1MEHMET ÖZKUL


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
JEO 585 CONTINENTAL CARBONATES 3 + 0 1 Turkish 2011-2012 Spring
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Goals Depositional environments of continental carbonates, Mainly continental carbonate deposits: calich, calcrite, spring carbonates, stromatolites, speleothems, lacustrine carbonates, mineralogical-petrographical features, stable isotopic compositions, continental carbonates as paleoclimatic indicators.
Content Depositional environments of continental carbonates, Mainly continental carbonate deposits: calich, calcrite, spring carbonates, stromatolites, speleothems, lacustrine carbonates, mineralogical-petrographical features, stable isotopic compositions, continental carbonates as paleoclimatic indicators.
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 Depositional environments of continental carbonates
2 Principal continental carbonate deposits
3 Spring deposits: Travertine, tufa and sinter
4 Caliche, calcrete
5 Cave deposits (stalagmite, stalagtite, flowstone)
6 Lacustrine carbonates
7 Stromatolites
8 Mineralogy and petrography of continental carbonates
9 Geochemistry and stable isotopic compositions
10 Continental carbonates as paleoclimatic indicators
11 Paleoclimatological studies of cave deposits
12 Paleoclimatological studies of tufa and travertine
13 Paleoclimatological studies of lacustrine deposits
14 Economis aspects of spring carbonates
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
ResourcesResources Language
Tanner, L. and Alonso-Zarza, A.M. (Eds.), 2010. Carbonates in Continental Settings. Developments in Sedimentology, Volume 61, Elsevier, 400 pages. Türkçe
Pentecost, A., 2005. Travertine. Springer, Berlin, 445 pp.Türkçe
Fairchild, I.J., Smith, C.L., Baker, A., Fuller, L., Spötl, C., Mattey, D., McDermoth, F., E.I.M.F., 2006. Modification and preservation of environmental signals in speleothems. Earth Science Reviews 75, 105-153Türkçe
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam50Final Exam
Midterm Exam50Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes