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Note that this schedule may be altered during the quarter.
| Date | Lecture | Lab | Reading | ||
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| # | Topic | # | Topic | ||
| Wed, Sep 25 | 1 | Administrative stuff & Why minerals? | |||
| Thu, Sep 26 | 1 | Physical properties of minerals and determinative techniques | 34-38; 97-103, 107, 113; skim Appendix B | ||
| Fri, Sep 27 | 2 | Crystal chemistry: Atoms, bonds, structure models | 39-53; 65; Fig 4.9 | ||
| Mon, Sep 30 | 3 | Crystal chemistry: Packing, Ionic radii, coordination | 53-62 | ||
| Wed, Oct 2 | 4 | Sites, Pauling's rules | 62-65 | ||
| Thu, Oct 3 | 2 | Jigsaw mineralogy I (Native elements, Sulfides) | Ch. 19-20 | ||
| Fri, Oct 4 | 5 | Solid solutions | 69-72 | ||
| Mon, Oct 7 | 6 | Plotting mineral compositions | 72-73 | ||
| Wed, Oct 9 | 7 | Symmetry operations, crystal axes | 6-8; 12-14 | ||
| Thu, Oct 10 | 3 | Jigsaw mineralogy II (Oxides, Hydroxides, Halides, Carbonates, Borates, Sulfates) | Ch. 17-18 | ||
| Fri, Oct 11 | 8 | Crystal systems | 8-12; 14-17 | ||
| Mon, Oct 14 | 9 | Crystal Forms | 24-37 | ||
| Wed, Oct 16 | 10 | Miller indices | 19-24 | ||
| Thu, Oct 17 | 4 | Jigsaw mineralogy III (Island, Bowtie, Ring Silicates, Pyroxenes) | Ch. 15-16; 261-277 | ||
| Fri, Oct 18 | 11 | Systematic Mineralogy: Natives, Sulfides, Ore deposits | Ch. 19-20 | ||
| Sat, Oct 19 | Field Trip Target Date | ||||
| Mon, Oct 21 | 12 | Systematic mineralogy: Oxides, hydroxides, halides | Ch. 18 | ||
| Wed, Oct 23 | 13 | Systematic mineralogy: Carbonates & evaporite deposits | Ch. 17 | ||
| Thu, Oct 24 | 5 | Jigsaw mineralogy IV (Amphiboles, Sheet, Framework silicates) | Ch. 12-13; 277-290 | ||
| Fri, Oct 25 | 14 | Midterm Exam - Covers through Lecture 12 | |||
| Sat, Oct 26 | Field Trip Backup Date | ||||
| Mon, Oct 28 | 15 | Systematic mineralogy: Island silicates, bowtie silicates, ring silicates | Ch. 15-16 | ||
| Wed, Oct 30 | 16 | Introduction to Petrography | 118-129; 136-139; 151-155; 157-159 | ||
| Thu, Oct 31 | 6 | Optical properties of minerals and petrographic techniques | |||
| Fri, Nov 1 | 17 | No class - Dave's out of town. Continue work on Lab 6 | |||
| Mon, Nov 4 | 18 | Systematic mineralogy: Chain silicates | Ch. 14 | ||
| Wed, Nov 6 | 19 | Systematic mineralogy: Sheet silicates, clays | Ch.l 13 | ||
| Thu, Nov 7 | 7 | Petrography I (Carbonates, Island, Bowtie, Ring silicates, Pyroxenes) | See Lab | ||
| Fri, Nov 8 | 20 | Systematic mineralogy: Framework silicates: Quartz & Feldspar | 201-225 | ||
| Mon, Nov 11 | HOLIDAY-Veteran's Day | ||||
| Wed, Nov 13 | 21 | Systematic mineralogy: Framework silicates: Feldspathoids, Zeolites | 225-234 | ||
| Thu, Nov 14 | 8 | Petrography II (Amphiboles, Sheet, Framework Silicates) | See Lab | ||
| Fri, Nov 15 | 22 | Phase diagrams, Polymorphs | 66-69; 81-83 | ||
| Mon, Nov 18 | 23 | Exsolution, Labradorescence, Crystal zoning | 91-92;106-107; 212-215; 264; 308-309 | ||
| Wed, Nov 20 | 24 | Mineral analysis: chemistry & structure | Ch. 8-9 | ||
| Thu, Nov 21 | 9 | Minerals in Rocks | |||
| Fri, Nov 22 | 25 | Twinning, Epitaxy, Pseudomorphs | 77-81; 87-90; 92 | ||
| Mon, Nov 25 | 26 | Fluorescence, Color in minerals | 39-43; 102-108 | ||
| Wed, Nov 27 | HOLIDAY-Thanksgiving | ||||
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| Fri, Nov 29 | |||||
| Mon, Dec 2 | 27 | Magnetism | 39-43; 108-110 | ||
| Wed, Dec 4 | 28 | Crystal defects & Mineral deformation | 84-87; Microtectonics handout | ||
| Thu, Dec 5 | 10 | Lab practical exam | |||
| Fri, Dec 6 | 29 | Environmental Mineralogy Case Study | |||
| Tues, Dec 10 | Final Exam 10:30-12:30 | ||||