Geochemistry and Mineralogy

COURSE CURRICULUM

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Course title

Geochemistry and Mineralogy

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Code

HM-607

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Study curriculum

All

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Organizer of the curriculum (institute, department)

Institute of chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Skopje

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Degree (BSc, MSc, PhD)

BSc

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Academic year/semester

III/VI

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ECTS points

4

8.

Lecturer

Full prof. PhD Petre Makreski

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Prerequisites

Physical chemistry I

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Course objectives (competences):
The main goal is to gain knowledge of geochemistry and some basic geochemical parameters with special focus on crystal chemistry, crystal physics as well as the phenomena of twinning, color and some basic optical properties of the minerals. 

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Course content:
Lectures: Introduction to geochemistry, trace elements, radioactive and stable isotopes, nuclear structure. Organic geochemistry.
Introduction to mineralogy, crystalography, projections, twinning, chemical analysis, study of minerals, origin of the color, optical mineralogy.
Definition and classification of minerals: sulfides, oxides, hydroxides, carbonates, nitrates, borates, sulfates,chromates, tungstates molybdates, phosphates, arsenates, vanadates, silicates (nesosilicates, sorosilicates, cyclosilicates, inosilicates, phylosilicates, tectosilicates). Mineral determination in respect to their physical properties. 

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Teaching methods: Lectures, problem solving tasks and exams

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Total available time

120

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Time distribution

3+1+0 (45 lectures + 15 problem solving courses)

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Teaching methods distribution

15.1.

Teaching - lectures

45 lectures

15.2.

Practicals (laboratory, problem solving), seminars, team work

15 lectures

16.

Other activities

16.1.

Projects

0

16.2.

Independent work

0

16.3.

Homework

60 lectures

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Grading methods

17.1.

Tests

80 points

17.2.

Seminars/projects (written/oral presentation)

17.3.

Activity

20 points

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Grading scale (points/mark)

< 50points

5 (five) (F)

From 51 to 60 points

6 (six) (E)

From 61 to 70 points

7 (seven) (D)

From 71 to 80 points

8 (eight) (C)

From 81 to 90 points

9 (nine) (B)

From 91 to 100 points

10 (ten) (A)

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Criteria for taking the final exam

Regular attendance at lectures and laboratory tasks

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Course language

Macedonian

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Teaching quality control

Anonymous questionnaire

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Literature

22.1.

Compulsory

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1.

P. Makreski

Геохемија

Internal textbook

2011

2.

P. Makreski

Минералогија

Internal textbook

2015

3.

22.2.

Additional

No.

Author

Title

Publisher

Year

1.

W.D. Nesse     

Introduction to mineralogy

Oxford University Press,  Oxford

2000

2.

C. Klein

Manual of Mineral Science, 22th edition

J. Wiley & Sons, New York

2003

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