GEOLOGY 17.01: MINERALOGY
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| Lecture Topics | Laboratory Topics | ||
| 09/01 | Introduction
to Light, Polarized Light, Refractive Index Lecture Notes HTML PDF PPT | 09/03 |
Optical Properties and the
Polarized Light Microscope 1 |
| 09/08 | Cross
Polarized Light and Interference Lecture Notes HTML PDF PPT | 09/10 |
Optical Properties and the
Polarized Light Microscope 2 |
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09/15 |
Essential Principles of
Chemistry |
09/17 | Common
Minerals in Sedimentary Rocks 1 Lab Assignment Handout |
| Quiz: Optics | Quiz: Optical Properties | ||
| 09/22 | Pauling's
Rules and Silicate Structures Lecture Notes HTML PDF PPT | 09/24 | Common
Minerals in Sedimentary Rocks 2 Lab Assignment Handout |
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10/06 | Symmetry
(Part 1) Lecture Notes HTML PDF PPT |
10/01 | Common
Minerals in Felsic Igneous Rocks Lab Assignment Handout |
| Quiz: Mineral Chemistry | Quiz: Minerals in Sedimentary Rocks | ||
| 10/13 | Symmetry
(Part 2) Point Groups and Crystal Systems Lecture Notes HTML PDF PPT |
10/08 |
Common Minerals in Mafic
Igneous Rocks |
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10/20 |
GSA - No Class | 10/15 | Lab
Midterm Allowable Aids: Mineral Tables, Textbook, Hand Lens, Magnet, Hardness Testing Materials, HCl |
| 10/27 |
10/22 | Common
Minerals in Metabasalts Lab Assignment Handout | |
| 11/03 |
Lecture
Midterm | 10/29 | Common
Minerals in Metapelites and Marbles Lab Assignment Handout |
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11/10 | Minerals
and Igneous Rocks Powerpoint Presentation PDF |
11/05 | X-Ray Diffraction |
| Quiz: Minerals in Metamorphic Rocks | |||
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11/17 |
Minerals and Sedimentary
Rocks | 11/12 | Common
Ore Minerals Lab Assignment Handout |
| 11/24 | Minerals
and Metamorphic Rocks Powerpoint Presentation PDF | 11/19 | PLM Asbestos Analysis |
| 12/01 | Minerals
and Hydrothermal Systems Powerpoint Presentation PDF | 12/03 | Lab
Review Mineral Associations Concept Map |
| Project Due | |||
| 12/08 | Minerals
and Health | 12/10 | Lab
Exam Allowable Aids: Mineral Tables, Textbook, Hand Lens, Magnet, Hardness Testing Materials, HCl |
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