GEOLOGY 1310

Mineralogy

Course Syllabus

Lab Syllabus

Schedule

Topics

Symmetry and Crystallography

1: 2D translational symmetry

2: 2D and 3D translational and point symmetry

3: Crystal systems, symmetry, miller indicies and forms

Optical Mineralogy

Lecture 1

Lecture 2

Lecture 3

Bonding and Structures

Elements and Ions

Bonding and Radii

Coordination and Pauling's Rules

Mineral Chemistry

Mineral Calculation

Thermo and Phase Diagrams

Thermodynamics

Phase Diagrams

Silicates

Neso- and Sorosilicates

Cyclo- Ino- Phyllo- and Tectosilicates