Free mineralogy books download ebooks online textbooks. He first joined brock in 1985 as a lecturer in geological sciences, and after completing his phd at. Origin of the elements, nature of the atom mon 2 sept. In the parlance of clay mineralogy the term asbestos connotes silicates minerals that have an abestoform or fibrous habit. Greg finn became viceprovost and associate vicepresident, academic in september 2007. Lecture exam consists of associating chemical formulas and mineral names with silicate subclasses, groups, series, etc. Chemistry and structure of minerals lecture notes figures. These notes are saved in adobe acrobat portable document format pdf. If you are taking my gy 302 class, you have that permission. Most commonly, rock and mineral samples are prepared as thin sections or grain mounts for study in the laboratory with a petrographic microscope.
Precambrian geologist by training, now working in administration, outreach activities and science education. Among the requirements of the course are 1 attendance of both lecture and lab, 2 keeping up with. However, mineralogy is a subject that goes beyond mere mineral identification. Descriptive mineralogy should include first of all a description of the crystallographic, general physical and chemical characters of each mineral species, and should further give an account of its mode of occurrence and characteristic associations. The exercises linked to the classes below are all cooperative learning exercises, except for. Atoms may be thought of as an assemblage of subatomic particles that seems to occupy a very large volume. Lecture notes mineralogy atoms, bonding its time to face the fact that minerals are made of atoms. Mineral type, composition and shape define the rock type geology. In order for you to grasp fully the contents of the present lecture, you are particularly. Mineralogy and optical mineralogy mineralogical society of. Chrysotile occurs with a fibrous or asbestosform habit.
Weiland minerals are a critical part of our everyday life. The exercises linked to the classes below are all cooperative learning exercises, except for the private mineral project. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Mineralogy subject title authors edition publisher publish date call no. Oct 21, 2012 jings senior year thesis introduction to mineralogy science education video songs by local musicians. The lecture portion of class will be worth 60% of your overall grade. Introduction to mineralogy consolidates much of the material now covered in traditional mineralogy and optical mineralogy courses and focuses on describing minerals within their geologic context. Choose from 88 different sets of optical mineralogy flashcards on quizlet.
Mineral chemistry defines the chemical composition of a rocks geochemistry. Pdf versions of the lecture presentations will be available. Introduction to mineralogy consolidates much of the material now covered in traditional mineralogy and optical mineralogy courses and focuses on describing. Optical mineralogy lecture notes by brock university file type. Slides borrowedadapted from jane selverstone university of new mexico and john winter whitman college. Mineralogy lecture notes download book free book centre. Physical properties of minerals i lecture notes figures. Na description objective of this course is to explain the chemical and crystallographic makeup of minerals and helps to identify common rockforming minerals in hand sample and under the microscope.
If your web browser has the proper plugin installed, clicking on the pdf will bring the file into your web browser from which you can then print the notes. Congratulations for having covered successfully the. Other common asbestoform minerals are the actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, crocidilite, riebeckite, and tremolite forms of. Oct 31, 20 crystallography is the experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in crystalline solids.
The pdf portable document format versions of the lecture notes are optimized for printing. Lecture notes and other course materials can be found on the eens 2110 web. The fourth edition of introduction to optical mineralogy has been thoroughly revised and updated to increase reading comprehension and improve the clarity of its illustrations. A knowledge of symmetry, twinning, phase equilibria, crystal chemistry, etc. In this lecture you will learn some optical properties of minerals and mineralogical determinations using both the transmitted light petrological and reflecting microscope. Mineralogy 4 mineral names 4 general references on mineralogy 5 references cited and suggestions for additional reading 5 chapter 2. Geology 332 principles of mineralogy the introduction offers. They are used in the construction of our buildings, homes. Mineralogy lecture notes online these notes are saved in adobe acrobat portable document format pdf. Good periodic table for mineralogybw good periodic table for mineralogycol 0917. The pdf portable document format versions of the lecture notes are.
Animated pdfs showing optical properties of minerals john brady, smith college. Optical mineralogy is the study of minerals and rocks by measuring their optical properties. Ore mineralogy and orebodies from a series of 5 lectures on metals, minerals, mining and some of its problems prepared for london mining network by mark muller mmuller. If you are having trouble understand ing some aspect of the lecture or lab from the notes, you are encouraged to read other descriptions of the subject. Lecture notes when you click the amazon logo to the left of any citation and purchase the book or other media from, mit opencourseware will receive up to 10% of this purchase and any other purchases you make during that visit. Mineralogy and optical mineralogy is available in print as a full color paperback, in electronic form pdf as both the complete text and as individual chapters, as well as individual chapters for ipad and mac on ibooks. The following text books are designed for university courses in mineralogy and will be available on reserve in the earth sciences library. They are used to fertilize our crops, produce energy for our homes, add flavor to our foods, and even make many of our medicines. Jings senior year thesis introduction to mineralogy science education video songs by local musicians. Links are provided to full course notes, handouts, all overheads and an outline of the labs for the course. Crystallography 6 introduction 6 translational symmetry 6 plane lattices 6 space lattices and unit cell 7 bravais lattices and crystal systems 8 point symmetry 12 reflection 12 rotation 12 inversion 12. Learn optical mineralogy with free interactive flashcards.
Mineral properties define the physical properties of rocks geophysicalrheology. In optical mineralogy most phenomena can be explained by the wave nature of light. The science of mineralogy the science of mineralogy is the study of the physics and chemistry of natural, solid, crystalline materials. This course is an introduction to fundamental mineralogy and mineralogical principles. Place the plugin in the plugins folder in your netscape folder and restart netscape. Crystallography is the experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in crystalline solids. Full text of lecture notes on crystallography see other formats ucnrlf lecture notes on crystallography by horace bushnell patton, ph. Other common asbestoform minerals are the actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, crocidilite, riebeckite, and tremolite forms of amphibole. We must consider some of the quantum mechanical aspects of atoms and how they may be bonded to one another to form crystals. Chemical properties of minerals lecture notes figures.
August 28, 2017 for this course you will need to know the chemical. In the case of minerals possessing an economic value, a brief statement of their uses is of. Optical mineralogy earth sciences brock university. Download mineralogy lecture notes download free online book chm pdf.
Gy 302crystallography and mineralogy university of south alabama. Nesse continues his detailed discussions of the petrographic microscope, the nature and properties of light, and the behavior of light in isotropic and. Congratulations for having covered successfully the first year prerequisite unit in geology, namely. Catharines, ontario, has a complete set of lecture notes for a course in optical mineralogy online.
To read them on your browser you will need to get the free acrobat reader plugin from adobe systems. Diagrams explaining the physical principles behind optical mineralogy are available, as well as photomicrographs illustrating many of the points discussed. Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in. Objective of this course is to explain the chemical and crystallographic makeup of. Introduction to optical mineralogy hardcover william.
Geology 332 principles of mineralogy the introduction. Also describes transmitted light petrography in the identification and familiarization with major rock forming minerals in grain mounts and thin section. Origin of elements and compositionstructure of the earth lecture notes figures. Light, light wave theory, types of materials with respect to light refreaction and reflection, isotropic and anisotropic materials the polarising microscope optical properties under polarized light optical properties under crosspolarized light indicatrix accessory plates. Origin of elements and compositionstructure of the earth, physical properties of minerals, chemical properties of minerals, chemistry and structure of minerals, optical properties of minerals, isotropic and uniaxial minerals, biaxial minerals and descriptive mineralogy. Na description this note explains the properties of light and its interaction with mineral grains. Lecture notes specific to the course will be prepared for distribution on cd. Good periodic table for mineralogy bw good periodic table for mineralogy col 0917. Lecture will emphasize basic principles of crystallography, crystal chemicstry and classifcation, whereas the laboratory will emphasize methods of determinative mineralogy and examination and identification of minerals in hand samples and thin section.
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