Academic Catalog

GEOE428 INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND MINERALS

Course Code: 5640428
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Geological Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. KAAN SAYIT
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Characteristic features of industrial rocks and minerals. Place value and unit value concepts. Classifications of industrial rocks and minerals. Geologic occurrences, physical and chemical properties, uses and economics of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks and minerals related to pegmatitic, hydrothermal, metamorphic and sedimentary processes.