GEOE514 ISOTOPE GEOLOGY
| Course Code: | 5640514 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Geological Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. NİLGÜN TÜRKAN GÜLEÇ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
Principles of nuclear physics. Radioactive decay equation and mechanisms. Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd and He isotope systematics in geochronology and petrology. Concepts of crustal growth, mantle depletion, mantle degassing, mantle metasomatism, and crustal contamination.