course material
Mineralogy Geo 221
Course
Electronic configuration of atoms and ions, bonding and periodic table
Crystallography I: Symmetry elements and operations; crystal systems and crystallography notation (crystal classes); unit cells
Crystallography II: Miller indices; crystal forms
stereographic projection of crystals; point groups;
Physical Properties of minerals
Mineral species, groups, families, classes – non silicates and silicate
Introduction to microscopy (Part I) – interaction of light with minerals, polarization, refraction
Introduction to microscopy (Part II) – birefringence and retardation, color and pleochroism, extinction angles