EES303: Mineralogy

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Introduction and history of mineralogy; Crystallography; Symmetry and point group; Crystal faces and miller indices; Zones; Forms and Habits
X-ray diffraction; Bragg Equation and its application in mineralogy.
Introduction to crystal chemistry - ionic radii and coordination number; Chemical bonding; coordination polyhedra; radius ratio and Pauling’s rules; Major minor and trace elements in minerals; Isomorphism; polymorphism; twinning; phase transformations and crystalline defects
Introduction to optical mineralogy; petrological microscope; isotropic and anisotropic minerals; Uniaxial and biaxial indicatrices; Optical properties in relation to indicatrices absorption and pleochroism; extinction; birefringence; Interference figures.
Crystal Chemistry; Basic chemistry; Crystal structure and Pauling’s Rules; Substitutions and Ternary Diagrams; Mineral Stability and Stability Diagrams; Twinning and postcrystallization processes; Systematic mineralogy
Introduction to silicates; Nesosilicates; Soro- and cyclo-silicates; Ino and Phyllosilicates; Tectosilicates; Carbonates; sulfides; phosphates. Oxides; hydroxides; halides; native elements; Rocks and minerals – introduction to petrology

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