Geology 2311: Mineralogy
Fall, 2007

 
Powerpoint
Optical Mineral Clips
Adopt a Mineral
Links
 

Lecture Schedule
(draft 3 aug 30)

Sept. 5 Introduction Chemical bonding: chemical substitution, solid solution Ch.1,3,4
Sept. 10 Trip to library with Tom Zogg Library 116
Sept. 12 Solid solution/Radius Ratio/Coordination/Pauling’s Rules Ch. 3,4
Sept. 17 Relationship of physical properties to chemical properties Ch.2,3,4, 10
Sept. 19 Elementary crystallography: unit cells and symmetry Ch,6
Sept. 24 Elementary crystallography: unit cells and symmetry Ch,6
Sept. 26 Crystal Systems, lattice types Ch,6,7, 9
Oct 1 Indexing, crystal forms, twinning Ch. 6, 10
Oct. 3 Polymorphism Ch. 12
  Weekend Field Trip October 6 and 7  
Oct. 8 Polymorphism, Equilibrium, and the phase rule (water and aluminosilicate) Ch. 11, 12
Oct.10 Hour exam  
Oct. 15 Xray Diffraction  
Oct 17 Classification/ Classification of Silicates Ch. 18
  Native Elements Oxides Sulfides
  Phosphates & Halides Sulfates Carbonates
Oct. 22 Nesosilicates Soro, Ch. 19
Oct. 24 Cyclo,Inosilicates Ch. 19
Oct. 29 Phyllosilicates (GSA) Ch. 19
Oct. 31 Tectosilicates (GSA)
Ch. 19
Nov. 5 Take Home exam available:
Light: reflection, refraction, polarization, double refraction
Ch. 2 K, and Minerals in Thin Section
Nov. 7 Take Home exam due/ Uniaxial Indicatrix
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Nov. 12 Uniaxial indicatrix, orthoscopic light
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Nov. 14 Uniaxial interference figures: conoscopic light
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Nov. 19 Biaxial indicatrix Jane Selverstone's web site
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Nov. 21 Biaxial inteference figures: conoscopic light
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Nov. 26 Biaxial interference figures
Nov. 28 Description of biaxial minerals
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Dec. 3 Mineral compositions (extra time for lab)
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Dec. 5 Adopt a Mineral-DUE
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Dec. 10 Mineral compositions (extra time for lab)
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Dec. 12 Review grading
 
Final Exam is Friday December 21, 8:00 a.m. to 9:55 a.m.


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