Week

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

LAB (Wednesday)

1

08/28/06

Class introductions and definition of a mineral

Chap 1

08/30/06

Crystallography

Translation, Bravis lattices, and the 6 crystal systems

09/01/06

Crystallography

Point symmetry and symmetry operations

No Lab

2

09/04/06

LABOR DAY

09/06/06

Crystallography

Projections, point groups and the 32 crystal classes

09/10/06

Crystallography

Space groups, crystal faces and miller indices

Crystallography

Symmetry operations and point groups

3

09/11/06

Crystallography

Miller indices

09/13/06

Crystallography

Zones and forms

09/15/06

Crystallography

Forms

Crystallography

Projections and miller indices

4

09/18/06

Crystallography

Habits

09/20/06

Crystal Chemistry

Chemistry of the earth, the elements, and Goldsmith's rules

09/22/06

EXAM 1

Physical properties demo

Mineral ID: Common Sulfides

5

09/25/06

Crystal Chemistry

Electronic structure, ions, electronegativity and bonds

09/27/06

Crystal Chemistry

Chemical bonds, ionic radii and crystal structure

09/29/06

Physical Properties

Mineral ID: Oxides, Hydroxides, Halides

6

10/02/06

Optical Mineralogy

Polarized light and the petrographic microscope

10/04/06

Optical Mineralogy

Isotropic minerals and refractive index

10/06/06

Optical Mineralogy

Anisotropic minerals

Mineral Quiz 1

Intro to the microscope

Mineral ID: Carbonates

7

10/09/06

Optical Mineralogy

Uniaxial minerals

10/11/06

Optical Mineralogy

Uniaxial minerals

10/13/06

Optical Mineralogy

Biaxial minerals

Optical 1: Uniaxial minerals

Mineral ID: Sulfates, phosphates, vanadates

8

10/16/06

Optical Mineralogy

Biaxial minerals

10/18/06

Crystal Structure

Simple crystal structures and packing models

10/20/06

EXAM 2

Optical 2: Biaxial minerals

Mineral ID: Nesosilicates, sorosilicates, and cyclosilicates

9

10/23/06

HARVEST DAY

10/25/06

Crystal Structures

Pauling's rules

10/27/06

Crystal Structures

Coordination

Mineral Quiz 2

Mineral ID: Inosilicates

10

10/30/06

Crystal Structures

Polymorphs, classifications, and chemical variation

11/01/06

Crystal Structures

Chemical variations and graphical representation

11/03/06

Crystal Growth

Mineral stability, introduction to thermodynamics

Mineral ID: Phyllosilicates

Calculation of mineral formulas

11

11/06/06

Crystal Growth

Introduction to kinetics, Nucleation and growth rates

11/08/06

Crystal Growth

Defects and twins

11/10/06

Introduction to phase diagrams, binary solid solutions zoned crystals and exsolution

Mineral Quiz 3

Mineral ID: Tectosilicates

12

11/13/06

X-Ray Crystallography

11/15/06

X-Ray Crystallography

11/17/06

Minerals in Igneous Systems

X-RAY LAB

13

11/20/06

Exam 3

11/22/06

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

11/24/06

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

14

11/27/06

Rock forming minerals: Carbonates

11/29/06

Rock forming minerals: nesosilicates and sorosilicates

12/01/06

Rock forming minerals: cyclosilicates and inosilicates

Mineral Quiz 4

Catch up day

NO NEW ASSIGNMENTS!

15

12/04/06

Rock forming minerals: phyllosilicates

12/06/06

Rock forming minerals: Tectosilicates

12/18/06

Ore deposits

Optical Exam