Laboratory - Analytical Methods

Course Information
TitleΕργαστηριακές και Αναλυτικές Μέθοδοι / Laboratory - Analytical Methods
CodeGMOM102
FacultySciences
SchoolGeology
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorNikolaos Kantiranis
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID40003281
Class Information
Academic Year2016 – 2017
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours2
Class ID
600038909
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
• Learning of proper rock sampling methods • Training in laboratory processing of samples • Training in analytical methods of mineral and rock analyses
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
Course Content (Syllabus)
Sampling procedures in the field, thin and polished sections preparation from rock samples, separation of minerals and rocks, grain size distribution and classification systems, determination of pH and organic matter in water and soils, mineralogical studies by X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and electron scanning microscopy (SEM), microprobe analysis of minerals, methods for chemical analyses of rocks and ores (Atomic Absorption, XRF, ICP-MS), fluid inclusion microthermometry.
Keywords
Sampling of minerals, rocks, ores, thin and polished sections, methods of research
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Lectures are conducted with the use of computers and software. Laboratory exercises are conducted with the use of equipment and apparatus of the Department of Mineralogy-Petrology-Economic Geology. Teachers communicate with students via e-mail and facebook.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures40✓
Reading Assigment60✓✓
Project77✓✓✓
Exams3✓
Total180
Student Assessment
Description
Quality Management System of the Quality Assurance Unit (MODIP).
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
  • Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
1.Roedder E. Reviews in Mineralogy, Volume 12: Fluid Inclusions, Mineralogical Society Of America, BookCrafters, Inc., Chelsea, Michigan (1984). 2.Samson I., Anderson A., Marshall D. Fluid Inclusions: Analysis and Interpretation Short Course Volume 32 Mineralogical Association of Canada (2002). 3.Shepherd T., Rankin A.H., Alderton D.H.M., A Practical Guide To Fluid Inclusion Studies Blackie Glasgow an London Distributed in the U.S.A. by Chapman and Hall, New York (1985). 4.Voudouris P., Melfos V., Spry P.G., Bonsall T., Tarkian M., Economou-Eliopoulos M. (2008) Mineralogy and fluid inclusion constraints on the evolution of the Plaka intrusion-related ore system, Lavrion, Greece. Mineralogy and Petrology 93: 79-110. 5.Wilkinson J.J. (2001) Fluid inclusions in hydrothermal ore deposits, Lithos, 55: 229-272. 6.Μέλφος Β. (2005). Μελέτη ρευστών εγκλεισμάτων σε αμέθυστους από περιοχές της Μακεδονίας και Θράκης: Κ. Νευροκόπι, Σάπες, Σουφλί. Πρακτικά 2ου Συνεδρίου της Επιτροπής Οικονομικής Γεωλογίας, Ορυκτολογίας & Γεωχημείας, Θεσσαλονίκη, 219-228. 7. Pansu Μ., Gautheyrou J., 2006. Handbook of Soil Analysis: Mineralogical, Organic and Inorganic Methods. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 9993p. ISBN-13 978-3-540-31210-9. 8. Burt R., 2004. Soil Survey Laboratory Methods Manual. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 700p.
Last Update
10-12-2016