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MINERALOGY
MINERALOGY (01:460:301) Fall 2008
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TBA |
| Place: |
TBA |
| Instructor: | C. Herzberg herzberg@rci.rutgers.edu |
| Office: |
WL-342
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| Office hours: | You can see me anytime I am here (in principle Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, but stay tuned). Phone to be sure I am there before you come across campus. E-mail is best for simple questions. |
| Department Office: | 250 Wright-Rieman Labs (Busch) |
| Administrative Assistant | Jovani Reaves
Tel: 732 445-2044 |
| Text: | Mineral Science, Klein & Dutrow, 23nd Ed., Wiley 2008
Optional: Introduction to Optical Mineralogy, Nesse, Oxford 1991
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| Grading: | 25% Lab work, 25% Exam 1, 25% Exam2, 25% Exam 3 |
| Departmental policy: | "No make-up exams will be given without written documentation from a Rutgers University official." |
Syllabus
| Class # | | Topic | Suggested
readings
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| 1 | | Introduction |
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| 2 | | Ionic bonding, size & coordination |
56-80 |
| 3 | | Crystal structures |
80-90 |
| 4 | | Crystal symmetry elements |
170-189 |
| 5 | | Crystal systems, axes, zones, & miller indices |
189-208 |
| 6 | | X-rays, techniques in mineral analysis |
309-328 |
| 7 | | Mineral chemistry, electron microprobe |
90-103 |
| 8 | | EXAM 1 |
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| 9 | | Physical properties |
17-35 |
| 10 | | Optical microscopy |
292-298 |
| 11 | | Optical microscopy |
292-298 |
| 12 | | Anisotropic minerals |
295-297 |
| 13 | | Interference colors, extinction |
295-297 |
| 14 | | Uniaxial optics |
298-303 |
| 15 | | Biaxial optics |
303-308 |
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Nesosilicates I (olivine) |
441-445,491-495, 112-114 |
| 17 | | Nesosilicates II (garnet, aluminosilicates) |
495-505 |
| 18 | | Soro- and cyclosilicates |
448-452,506-513 |
| 19 | | EXAM 2 |
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| 20 | | Inosilicates I (pyroxenes) |
452-456,514-522 |
| 21 | | Inosilicates II (amphiboles) |
457-462,523-527 |
| 22 | | Phyllosilicates |
463-471,527-542 |
| 23 | | Tectosilicates I (quartz; feldspathoids; zeolites) |
475-478,543-548,554-562 |
| 24 | | Tectosilicates II (feldspars) |
478-484,549-554 |
| 25 | | Oxides, hydroxides |
371-398 |
| 26 | | Sulfides, elements |
339-370 |
| 27 | | Carbonates, phosphates, halides |
405-422,434-435 |
| 28 | | EXAM 3 |
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