GEOE 577 : Clay Minerals

Department

Department of Geological Engineering

Academic Program

Bachelor in Bachelor of Geological Engineering

Type

Elective

Credits

03

Prerequisite

GEOE 362

Overview

Knowledge of common clay minerals and their properties and uses in industry. Separation and textural preparation of clay samples to investigate their type and properties. Clay mineral Alteration and digenesis.

Intended learning outcomes

• Outcomes of the course:

  · Linking the use of clay minerals as industrial rocks and their natural properties. As well as the connection between the different techniques for the study of clay minerals and to distinguish the structural texture of samples of pure clay minerals.

  · The student distinguishes between the transformational processes that occur in clay minerals and the production of new minerals from them.

  · The student uses XRD and DTA techniques to identify clay samples.

  · Equal transcripts for each of the students in equal transcripts.

  · The student to use the technical pad in the study of different clay minerals

  The student obtains information resulting from the transformational processes that occur in clay minerals and their consequences

Methods of assessments

Evaluation	Method	Time	Weight	%	Date / week	Remarks
1	1st written Exam	1:30 hr	25	25	8
2	Homeworks	1 hr	5	5	4
3		1 hr	5	5	12
		Hrs.	10	10	14	Field Trips
		Hrs.	10	10	15
4	Final Exam	2 hr	50	50	16
Total			100 Deg.	100 %

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Structural Geology (GEOE 220)
Mineralogy and Petrology (GEOE 230)
Stratigraphy and Sedimentation (GEOE 240)
Fluid Mechanics (GEOE 315)
Geochemistry (GEOE 353)
Geoengineering I (GEOE 470)
Well Logging I (GEOE 361)
Prop. Of Construction Materials (GEOE 364)
Economic Geology (GEOE 363)
X-Ray (GEOE 362)
Soil Mechanics (GEOE 360)
Geomorphology (GEOE 354)
Computer Application (GEOE 475)
Ground Water Flow (GEOE 473)
Industrial Rocks and minerals (GEOE 575)
Clay Minerals (GEOE 577)
Exploration Methods (GEOE 579)
Mining Geo-Engineering (GEOE 584)
Ore Evaluation (GEOE 585)
Well Logging II (GEOE 586)
Principles of Groundwater Modeling (GEOE 589)
Water Well Design and Maintenance (GEOE 590)
Slope Stability (GEOE 592)
Site Investigation (GEOE 593)
Petrophysics (GEOE 595)
Basin Analysis (GEOE 596)