Note that this schedule may be altered during the quarter.
| Date | Lecture | Lab | Reading | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Topic | # | Topic | ||
| Wed, Jan 9 | 1 | Administrative stuff & Why minerals? | Ch. 1 | ||
| Thu, Jan 10 | 1 | Physical properties of minerals and determinative techniques | Ch. 2 | ||
| Fri, Jan 11 | 2 | Crystal chemistry: Atoms, bonds, structure models | p. 42-64, 73-75 | ||
| Mon, Jan 14 | 3 | Crystal chemistry: Packing, Ionic radii, coordination | p. 64-75 | ||
| Wed, Jan 16 | 4 | Sites, Pauling's rules | p. 75-80, 151-155 | ||
| Thu, Jan 17 | 2 | Jigsaw mineralogy I (Native elements, Sulfides) & Crystal chemistry | p. 64-75, Ch. 8-9 | ||
| Fri, Jan 18 | 5 | Solid solutions | p. 90-94, 98-103 | ||
| Mon, Jan 21 | HOLIDAY-MLK Day | ||||
| Wed, Jan 23 | 6 | Plotting mineral compositions | p. 115-117 | ||
| Thu, Jan 24 | 3 | Jigsaw mineralogy II (Oxides, Hydroxides, Halides, Carbonates, Borates, Sulfates) | p. 98-103, Ch. 9-10 | ||
| Fri, Jan 25 | 7 | Symmetry operations, crystal axes | p. 170-196 | ||
| Mon, Jan 28 | 8 | Crystal systems | p. 197-208 | ||
| Wed, Jan 30 | 9 | Crystal Forms | |||
| Thu, Jan 31 | 4 | Jigsaw mineralogy III (Island, Bowtie, Ring Silicates, Pyroxenes) | p. 441-452, 491-514 | ||
| Fri, Feb 1 | 10 | Miller indices | |||
| Mon, Feb 4 | 11 | Systematic mineralogy: Native elements, sulfides, ore deposits | Ch. 8 | ||
| Wed, Feb 6 | 12 | First Midterm & Review | |||
| Thu, Feb 7 | 5 | Jigsaw mineralogy IV (Amphiboles, Sheet, Framework silicates) | |||
| Fri, Feb 8 | 13 | Systematic mineralogy: Oxides, hydroxides, carbonates, halides & evaporite deposits | Ch. 9-10 | ||
| Mon, Feb 11 | 14 | Systematic mineralogy: Island silicates, bowtie silicates, ring silicates | p. 441-452, 491-514 | ||
| Wed, Feb 13 | 15 | Systematic mineralogy: Chain silicates | p. 452-462, 514, 527 | ||
| Thu, Feb 14 | 6 | Mineral ID Review | |||
| Fri, Feb 15 | 16 | Systematic mineralogy: Sheet silicates, clays | p. 462-475, 527- 543 | ||
| Mon, Feb 18 | HOLIDAY-President's Day | ||||
| Wed, Feb 20 | 17 | Systematic mineralogy: Framework silicates: Quartz & Feldspar | p. 475-484, 543-554 | ||
| Thu, Feb 21 | 7 | Igneous rocks & minerals | |||
| Fri, Feb 22 | 18 | Systematic mineralogy: Framework silicates: Feldspathoids, Zeolites | p. 484-490, 554-564 | ||
| Mon, Feb 25 | 19 | Second Midterm & Review | |||
| Wed, Feb 27 | 20 | Phase diagrams, Polymorphs | p. 119-126, 143-148, 25-26 | ||
| Thu, Feb 28 | 8 | Metamorphic rocks & minerals | |||
| Fri, Mar 1 | 21 | Mineralogical changes with depth, mineral reactions, Bowen's reaction series | p. 107-113 | ||
| Mon, Mar 4 | 22 | Exsolution, Labradorescence, Crystal zoning | p. 94-98, | ||
| Wed, Mar 6 | 23 | Twinning, Epitaxy, Pseudomorphs | p. 20-21, 155-157, 208-213, 309-313, 317-321 | ||
| Thu, Mar 7 | 9 | Sedimentary rocks & minerals | |||
| Fri, Mar 8 | 24 | Magnetism | p. 26-27, 164-167 | ||
| Mon, Mar 11 | 25 | Fluorescence, Color in minerals | p. 27-28, 157-164 | ||
| Wed, Mar 13 | 26 | Mineral deformation | Handout: Microtectonics, p. 48-51 | ||
| Thu, Mar 14 | 10 | Lab practical exam | |||
| Fri, Mar 15 | 27 | Environmental Mineralogy | |||
| Thu, Mar 21 | Final exam 8-10 | ||||