GEOLOGY 17.01: MINERALOGY, Fall 2007
| Lecture Topics | Laboratory Topics | ||
| 08/28 | Introduction
to Light, Polarized Light, Refractive Index Powerpoint Presentation PDF | 08/30 |
Optical Properties and the
Polarized Light Microscope 1 |
| 09/4 | Cross
Polarized Light and Interference Powerpoint Presentation PDF | 09/6 |
Optical Properties and the
Polarized Light Microscope 2 |
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09/11 |
Essential Principles of
Chemistry |
09/20 | Common
Minerals in Sedimentary Rocks 1 Lab Assignment Handout |
| Quiz: Optics | Quiz: Optical Properties | ||
| 09/25 | Pauling's
Rules and Silicate Structures Powerpoint Presentation PDF | 09/27 | Common
Minerals in Sedimentary Rocks 2 Lab Assignment Handout |
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10/2 | Symmetry
(Part 1) Powerpoint Presentation PDF |
10/4 | Common
Minerals in Felsic Igneous Rocks Lab Assignment Handout |
| Quiz: Mineral Chemistry | Quiz: Minerals in Sedimentary Rocks | ||
| 10/9 | Symmetry
(Part 2) Point Groups and Crystal Systems Powerpoint Presentation PDF | 10/11 |
Common Minerals in Mafic
Igneous Rocks |
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10/16 |
X-Ray Diffraction | 10/18 | Lab
Midterm Allowable Aids: Mineral Tables, Textbook, Hand Lens, Magnet, Hardness Testing Materials, HCl |
| 10/23 | Lecture
Midterm | 10/25 | Common
Minerals in Metabasalts Lab Assignment Handout |
| 10/30 |
GSA - No Class | 11/1 | Common
Minerals in Metapelites and Marbles Lab Assignment Handout |
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11/6 | Minerals
and Igneous Rocks Powerpoint Presentation PDF |
11/8 | X-Ray Diffraction |
| Quiz: Minerals in Metamorphic Rocks | |||
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11/6 |
Minerals and Sedimentary
Rocks | 11/15 | Common
Ore Minerals Lab Assignment Handout |
| 11/27 | Minerals
and Metamorphic Rocks Powerpoint Presentation PDF | 11/20 | Asbestos Analysis and the PLM |
| 12/4 | Minerals
and Hydrothermal Systems Powerpoint Presentation PDF | 12/6 | Lab
Review Mineral Associations Concept Map |
| Project Due | |||
| 12/11 | Lecture
Review | 12/13 | Lab
Exam Allowable Aids: Mineral Tables, Textbook, Hand Lens, Magnet, Hardness Testing Materials, HCl |