Dr. Fatma Toksoy-Köksal

 

Assistant Professor

Mineralogy, Petrology, Medical Geology

 

Contact

Middle East Technical University

Department of Geological Engineering

TR-06531 Ankara, TURKEY

Phone: (312) 210 5742

Fax: (312) 210 5750

e-mail: ftkoksal@metu.edu.tr

 

 

Research Interest 

  • Crystallochemistry, whole-rock elemental and isotope geochemistry, geochronology, magmatic rocks, petrologic evolution of ophiolitic units, processes in magma reservoir, mantle metasomatism

  • Medical Geology 

  • Clays and clay minerals (mineralogy and geology) 

 

Teaching

  • GEOE 207 Principles of Mineralogy and Petrography

  • GEOE 213 Mineralogy

  • GEOE 210 Principles of Petrography

  • GEOE 304 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

  • GEOE 503 Advanced Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

  • GEOE 509 Advanced Mineralogy

  • GEOE 522 Instrumental Geochemical Analyses

  • GEOE 543 Medical Geology

 

Education

  • PhD, 2003. Middle East Technical University. Thesis title: Petrology of the Phlogopite-Bearing Ultramafic-Mafic Plutonic Rocks within Central Anatolian Crystalline Complex, Turkey (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. M. Cemal Göncüoglu, Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Roland Oberhaensli)

  • Ms, 1998. Middle East Technical University. Thesis title: Petrography  and Mineralogy of the Vermiculitized Phlogopitic Metagabbro from the Kurançalı Area (Kırşehir-Central Anatolia) (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. M. Cemal Göncüoglu)

  • Bs, 1994. Middle East Technical University. Graduation project title: Mineralogical and Chemical Properties of Tonstein from Seyitömer Yörgü Area (Tavşanlı-Kütahya-Turkey) (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Asuman G. Türkmenoglu)

 

Professional Employment

  • Middle East Technical University, Department of Geological Engineering, Ankara, Turkey. Assistant Professor (2005 - recent)

  • Middle East Technical University, Department of Geological Engineering, Ankara, Turkey. Instructor (2004 - 2005)

  • Middle East Technical University, Department of Geological Engineering, Ankara, Turkey. Research and Teaching Assistant (1997 - 2004) 

  • Incorporated Joint Stock Company of Kalebodur Ceramic Industries, Çanakkale, Turkey. Researcher  (March, 1995 – September, 1995) 

 

Publications

 

SCI papers

  • Toksoy-Köksal, F., Oberhaensli, R., and Göncüoglu, M.C., 2009. Hydrous aluminosilicate metasomatism in an intra-oceanic subduction zone: Implications from the Kurancali (Turkey) ultramafic-mafic cumulates within the Alpine Neotethys Ocean. Mineralogy and Petrology (in press) DOI: 10.1007/s00710-009-0044-7.

  • Köksal, S., Göncüoglu, M. C., Toksoy-Köksal, F., Möller, A. and Kemnitz, H., 2008. Zircon typologies and internal structures as petrogenetic indicators in contrasting granitoid types from central Anatolia. Mineralogy and Petrology v: 93, p. 185-211.

  • Köksal, S., Romer, R. L., Göncüoglu, M. C., Toksoy-Köksal, F., 2004. Timing of post-collisional H-type to A-type granitic magmatism: U-Pb titanite ages from Alpine central Anatolian Granitoids (Turkey). Int J Earth Sci, v: 93, p. 974-989.

  • Toksoy-Köksal, F., Türkmenoglu, A.G., and Göncüoğlu, M.C., 2001. Vermiculitization of phlogopite in metagabbro, central Turkey. Clays and Clay Minerals, 49(1), 81-91.  

 

SCI-expanded papers

  • Toksoy-Köksal, F., Göncüoglu, M.C., and Oberhaensli, R., in review. Significance of hydrous ultramafic-mafic cumulates for the evolution of Neotethys ophiolıtes in central Anatolia, Turkey. Ofioliti.

  • Toksoy-Köksal, F., Göncüoğlu, M.C., and Yalınız,  2001. Petrology of the Kurancali Phlogopitic Metagabbro: An island arc-type ophiolitic sliver in the Central Anatolian Crystalline Complex, Turkey. International Geological Review, 43(7), 624-639.

  • Pulatsü, S., Akçora, A., and Toksoy-Köksal, F., 2003. Sediment and water phosphorus characteristics in a pond of spring origin, Sakaryabaşı Batı Springs Basin , Turkey . Wetlands, 23(1), 200-204.  

 

Other papers

  • Pulatsü, S., Akçora, A., and Toksoy-Köksal, F., 2002. Sakaryabaşı Batı Göleti’nin besin düzeyine sedimentin etkisi. Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi, 8(2), 128-134. 

  • Toksoy, F., 1997. Vermikülit: Mineraloji, Jeolojik Oluşum, Endüstriyel Kullanım ve Türkiye’deki Durumu. 2. Endüstriyel Hammaddeler Sempozyumu Bildiriler Kitabı, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, İzmir-Turkey, 16-17 Ekim, 1997, 123-139 (in Turkish).

  • Toksoy, F., and Öner, A., 1997. Vermiculitization Process. In: Proceedings of 13th National Electron Microscopy Congress with International Participitation, Middle East Technical University, Ankara-Turkey, September 1-4, 1997, 761-768.   

 

SCI and SCI-expanded abstracts 

  • Toksoy-Köksal, F., Oberhaensli, R., and Göncüoglu, M.C., 2007. Hydrous aluminosilicate metasomatism in an intra-oceanic subduction zone: Implications from the Kurancali ultramafic-mafic cumulates within the Alpine Neotethys Ocean, Turkey. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71 (15), A1026-A1026.

  • Köksal, S., Möller, A. Frei, D., Göncüoglu, M. C., and Toksoy-Köksal, F., 2007.Petrological Characteristics and LA-SF-ICP-MS U-Pb ages of S-type Granitoids from Central Turkey. Geochimica et Cosmochmica Acta, 71 (15), A505-A505.

  • Toksoy-Köksal, F. Göncüoğlu, M.C., and Yalınız, M.K., 2002. Petrology of the Kurancali phlogopitic metagabbro: an Island arc-type ophiolitic sliver in the Central Anatolian Crystalline Complex. Ofioliti, 27(1), p. 75.   

Abstracts

  • Toksoy-Köksal, F., Göncuoglu M. C., and Oberhaensli R., 2007. Mineral chemistry of hydrous ultramafic-mafic cumulates within a Neotethyan island arc sliver, Central Turkey. Epitome, v. 2, Geoitalia 2007, Abstracts, p. 135.

  • Toksoy-Köksal, F., Göncuoglu, M.C., and Oberhaensli, R., 2006. A Neotethyan island arc sliver in central Anatolia : insights from hydrous ultramafic-mafic cumulates. In: Proceedings of International Symposium “The Mesozoic Ophiolite Belts of the Northern Part of the Balkan Peninsula”, Serbia , May 31-June 6, 2006, 132-135.

  • Toksoy-Köksal, F., Köksal, S., Göncüoğlu, M.C., and Romer. R.L., 2008.  An Approach to the Central Anatolian (Avanos) Late Mesozoic Magmatism: Petrology of Cogenetic Granitic and Volcanic Rocks. 61st Geological Congress of Turkey, Ankara, Abstr,  p. 247-248.  

  • Köksal, S., Gürsu, S., Göncüoglu, M. C. and Toksoy-Köksal, F., 2007. Comparion of Zircon/Apatite Geothermometry Methods and Zircon Typology Data of the Central Anatolian Granitoids. 60th Geological Congress of Turkey, Ankara, Abstr,  p. 250-255.

  • Toksoy-Köksal, F., Göncüoğlu, M.C., and Oberhaensli, R., 2004. Orta Anadolu Kristalen Kompleksindeki (Türkiye) sulu fazlarca zengin ultramafik-mafik plütonik kayaçların petrolojisine kristal kimyası ile ışık tutulması. 1. Ulusal Jeokimya Sempozyumu, 18-21 Kasım, 2004, TÜBİTAK-BUTAL, Bursa-Türkiye, Özetler.

  • Köksal, S., Toksoy-Köksal, F., and Göncüoğlu, M.C., 2004. H-tipi ve A-tipi granitoyidlerin birlikteliğine bir örnek: Baranadağ Ve Çamsarı granitoyidleri (Kaman, Kırşehir)’nin zirkon tipolojisi metodu ve jeokimyasal çalışmalarla karşılaştırılması. 1. Ulusal Jeokimya Sempozyumu, 18-21 Kasım, 2004, TÜBİTAK-BUTAL, Bursa-Türkiye, Özetler.

  • Köksal, S., Göncüoğlu, M.C., and Toksoy-Köksal, F., 2001. The geological and petrographical characteristics of the magmatic rocks and their contact zones in the Hacimahmutusagi (Ortaköy-Aksaray) area, Central Anatolian Crystalline Complex, Turkey. 4th International Turkish Geology Symposium (ITGS IV), September 24-28, 2001, Çukurova University, Adana-Turkey, Abstracts, p. 216.

  • Toksoy-Köksal, F., Türkmenoğlu, A., and Göncüoğlu, M.C., 2000. Vermiculite from pegmatitic phlogopitic gabbro, Central Turkey. 37th Annual (Wy-2-K+) Meeting, The Clay Minerals Society, June 24-29, 2000, Chicago-U.S.A., Abstracts, p. 116.

  • Toksoy-Köksal, F., Türkmenoğlu, A., İçöz, S., and Göncüoğlu, M.C., 1999. Vermiculitization of phlogopites within metagabbro, Central Turkey. EUROCLAY’99, Conference of the European Clay Groups Associations, September 5-9, 1999, Krakow-Poland, Abstracts, p. 138.

  • Toksoy, F., and Göncüoğlu, M.C., 1998. Phlogopitic Metagabbro within Central Anatolian Ophiolites, Kurançalı (Kırşehir) Area, Turkey. 3rd International Turkish Geology Symposium, August 31 - September 4, 1998, Middle East Technical University, Ankara-Turkey, Abstracts, p. 175.

 

Books

  • Derman, A.S., Toksoy, F., Yılmaz, E. (eds),  2001. Petroleum Geology and Hydrocarbon Potential of the Black Sea Region (Proceedings). Turkish Association of Petroleum Geologists Special Publication No 4, Ankara, 381 p.

  • Göncüoğlu, M.C., Derman, A.S. (eds), Toksoy, F. (co-ed), 1997. Early Paleozoic Evolution in NW Gondwana (Proceedings). Turkish Association of Petroleum Geologists Special Publication No 3, Ankara, 175 p.

 

Projects  

 

Projects in Progress

  • Toksoy-Köksal, F., Geneli, F., Göncüoğlu, M.C., Gençalioğlu Kuşcu, G., Sayıt, K., 2006-.... Orta Anadolu’da Eosen Volkanizmasının Jeokimyasal ve Petrolojik Özellikleri ve  Orta Anadolu Kristalen Kompleksinin Evrimleşmesindeki Yeri. TÜBİTAK ÇAYDAG (Coordinator).

 

Completed Projects

  • Toksoy-Köksal, F., Köksal, S., Göncüoğlu, M.C., 2006-2008. Zirkon Jeokronolojisi ve Mineral Kimyası Çalışmaları ile Ekecikdağ Mağmatik Birliği (Orta Anadolu) Granitoyidlerinin Yaşı, Petrojenezi ve Jeodinamik Koşullarının Araştırılması. TÜBİTAK ÇAYDAG (Coordinator).

  • Göncüoglu, M.C., Geneli, F., Toksoy-Köksal, F., 2005-2007. Orta Anadolu’da Eosen Volkanizmasının Jeokimyasal-Petrolojik Özellikleri ve Orta Anadolu Kristalen Kompleksinin Evrimleşmesindeki Yeri. METU BAP-1, Project No: BAP-2005-03-09-01 (Researcher).

  • Toksoy-Köksal, F., Göncüoglu, M.C., Köksal, S., 2005-2006. Filogopitli Karakoç Ultramafik Kayaçlarının Jeolojik ve Petrolojik Özellikleri. METU BAP-1, Project No: BAP-2005-03-09-02 (Coordinator).

  • Goncuoglu, M.C., Köksal, S. and Toksoy-Köksal, F.,  2001-2004. Application of Granite Petrogenesis Investigation by Zircon Typology Method on Central Anatolian Granitoids. Project of Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, no: 101Y051 (Researcher). 

  • Goncuoglu, M.C., Toksoy-Köksal, F., Köksal, S., 2001. Mineralogy and mineral chemistry of the ultramafic, mafic and granitic rocks in the Central Anatolian Crystalline Complex. Middle East Technical University AFP Project no: AFP 99.03.09.01 (Researcher).

  • Göncüoğlu, M.C., Toksoy-Köksal, F., Köksal, S., 2001. Orta Anadolu Kristalen Kompleksindeki Ultramafik ve Mafik Kayaçların Mineralojisi-Mineral Kimyası (Mineralogy-Mineral Chemistry of Ultramafic and Mafic Rocks in Central Anatolian Crystalline Complex). METU AFP, Project No: AFP 99.03.09.01 (Researcher).

  • Pulatsü, S., Akçora, A., Toksoy-Köksal, F., 2001. Sakaryabaşı Batı Göletinin Besin Düzeyine Sedimentin Etkisi. Ankara Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü Araştırma Fon Müdürlüğü, Proje No: 2000-07-11-004 (Researcher).

  • Göncüoğlu, M.C., Yalınız, K., Özgül, L., and Toksoy, F., 1998. Petrogenesis of the Central Anatolian Ophiolites: An approach to the evolution of the İzmir-Ankara-Erzincan Branch of Neotethys. TUBİTAK Report No: YDABCAG-85 (Researcher).

 

Short Courses  

  • Participation in “Crustal growth episodes in time and space – geological, geochemical and geophysical features and characteristics”. DAAD-IQN Short Course (German Academic Exchange Service - International Quality Network), at Institute of Earth Sciences , Potsdam University , Germany , 24-26 November, 2003.

  • Participation in “Subduction-collision processes: from ultrahigh pressure to ultra-low temperature and from Archaean to present-day”: DAAD-IQN Short Course (German Academic Exchange Service - International Quality Network), at Institute of Earth Sciences , Potsdam University , Germany , 11-15 November, 2002.

  • Participation in “Volcanic Processes, Products and Successions: Modern and Ancient Systems” by Prof. Dr. Raymond A. Cas (Monash University, Victoria-Australia), at Department of Geological Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, August 6-10, 2001.

  • Participation in "Magmatik Petrojenez Yaz Okulu" by TÜBİTAK-MTA-JMO, Akçakoca, Turkey, 7-12 June 2001.

  • Participation in “Features and Elements of Structural Geology” by Prof. Dr. George H. Davis ( University of Arizona , U.S.A. ) at Department of Geological Engineering, Middle East Technical University , Turkey , October, 1999.

  • Participation in “Geochemical Discrimination: Application to Geological Problems, Methods of Understanding Metamorphic Complexes” by Prof. Dr. John Alan Winchester (Keele University, England), at Department of Geological Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, April 16-19, 1996.

  • Special course involving theoretical information and practical studies on stereomicroscope by Prof. Dr. Philip C. Robinson (University of Manchester, England) at Incorporated Joint Stock Company of Kalebodur Ceramic Industries, Çanakkale, Turkey, April 1-15, 1995.  

 

Honors, grants, fellowships 

  • UCTEA Chamber of Geological Engineers of Turkey - Gold Hammer Research Award, Turkey, 2006 .

  • The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey Directorate of Human Resources (TÜBİTAK-BAYG), Turkey – Short-Term Research fellowship, November 1, 2002 - February 28, 2003 , research at Mineralogy-Petrology Institute of Potsdam University, Germany.

  • German Academic Exchange Service, Germany – Short-Term Research fellowship, May 1 - October 31 2002 , research at Mineralogy-Petrology Institute of Potsdam University, Germany.

  • German Academic Exchange Service, Germany – International Quality Network post-doctoral fellowship, October 20 - December 20 2001 , research at Mineralogy-Petrology Institute of Potsdam University, Germany.

  • The Clay Minerals Society (CMS), U.S.A - travel grant to participate 37th Annual (Wy-2-K+) Meeting, The Clay Minerals Society, June 24-29, 2000 , Chicago-U.S.A.

  • The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), Turkey - travel grant to participate EUROCLAY’99, Conference of the European Clay Groups Associations, September 5-9, 1999, Krakow-Poland.

  • The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Directorate of Human Resources (TÜBİTAK-BAYG), Turkey - fellow to Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 1996-1997.

 

Scientific Activities 

  • Secretary of the Organizing Committee of "Fourth Mediteranean Clay Meeting", September 5-10, 2006, Ankara, Turkey.

  • Member of Organizing Committee of “International Workshop on the North Anatolian, East Anatolian and Dead Sea Fault Systems: Recent Progress in Tectonics and Paleoseismology, and Field Training Course in Paleoseismology”,  31 August - 12 September, 2003, Ankara, Turkey

  • Member of Coordinating Committee of Turkish Association of Petroleum Geologists (1999)

  • Member of Organizing Committee of “2nd International Symposium on Petroleum Geology and Hidrocarbon Potential of the Black Sea Region”, September 22-24, 1996, Şile-Istanbul, Turkey

  • Assistantship to Organizing Committee of “I.G.C.P. Project No: 351, 3rd International Meeting on Early Paleozoic Evolution in Northwest Gondwana”, November 5-11, 1995, Ankara, Turkey.

 

Memberships 

  •  T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Kanserle Savaş Dairesi Başkanlığı “Ulusal Kanser Danışma Kurulu” Tıbbi Jeoloji Alt Kurulu Üyeliği

  • Turkish Association of Petroleum Geologists

  • Clay Minerals Society (America)

  • Turkish Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (TUVAK)

  • UCTEA Chamber of Geological Engineers of Turkey

 

Monographs

  • Toksoy-Köksal, F., 2003. Petrology of the Phlogopite-Bearing Ultramafic-Mafic Plutonic Rocks within Central Anatolian Crystalline Complex, Turkey. Ph.D. Thesis in Geological Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 280 p. (unpublished).

  • Toksoy, F., 1998. Petrography and Mineralogy of the Vermiculitized Phlogopitic Metagabbro from the Kurançalı Area (Kırşehir-Central Anatolia). M.Sc. Thesis in Geological Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 175 p. (unpublished).