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Note that this schedule may be altered during the quarter.
| Date | Lecture | Lab | Reading | ||
| # | Topic | # | Topic | ||
| Wed, Sep 24 | 1 | Administrative stuff & Why minerals? | |||
| Fri, Sep 26 | 2 | Crystal chemistry: Atoms, bonds, structure models | 39-53; 65; Fig 4.9 | ||
| Mon, Sep 29 | 3 | Crystal chemistry: Packing, Ionic radii, coordination | 53-62 | ||
| Tue, Sep 30 | 1 | Physical properties of minerals and determinative techniques | 34-38; 97-103, 107, 113; skim Appendix B | ||
| Wed, Oct 1 | 4 | Sites, Pauling's rules | 62-65 | ||
| Fri, Oct 3 | 5 | Solid solutions | 69-72 | ||
| Mon, Oct 6 | 6 | Introduction to Petrography | 118-129; 136-139; 151-155; 157-159 | ||
| Tue, Oct 7 | 2 | Optical properties of minerals and petrographic techniques | 114-121; 126-129; 136-139; 151-157; 157-159 | ||
| Wed, Oct 8 | 7 | Plotting mineral compositions | 72-73 | ||
| Fri, Oct 10 | 8 | Symmetry operations, crystal axes | 6-8; 12-14 | ||
| Mon, Oct 13 | 9 | Crystal systems | 8-12; 14-17 | ||
| Tue, Oct 14 | 3 | Jigsaw mineralogy I (Native elements, Sulfides) | Ch. 19-20 | ||
| Wed, Oct 15 | 10 | Crystal Forms | 24-37 | ||
| Fri, Oct 17 | 11 | Miller indices | 19-24 | ||
| Mon, Oct 20 | 12 | Miller Indices | 19-24 | ||
| Tue, Oct 21 | 4 | Jigsaw mineralogy II (Oxides, Hydroxides, Halides) | Ch. 18 | ||
| Wed, Oct 22 | 13 | XRD | Ch. 8 | ||
| Fri, Oct 24 | 14 | Midterm Exam - Covers through Lecture 12 | |||
| Mon, Oct 27 | 15 | Chemical Analysis | Ch. 9 | ||
| Tue, Oct 28 | 5 | Jigsaw mineralogy III (Carbonates, Borates, Phosphates, Sulfates, Island Silicates) | Ch. 16- 17 | ||
| Wed, Oct 29 | 16 | Systematic mineralogy: Oxides, hydroxides, halides | Ch. 18 | ||
| Fri, Oct 31 | 17 | Systematic mineralogy: Carbonates & evaporite deposits | 326-340 | ||
| Mon, Nov 3 | 18 | Systematic Mineralogy: Natives, Sulfides, Ore deposits | Ch. 19-20 | ||
| Tue, Nov 4 | 6 | Jigsaw mineralogy IV (Bowtie, Ring Silicates, Pyroxenes) | Ch. 15; 261-276 | ||
| Wed, Nov 5 | 19 | Systematic mineralogy: Island silicates, bowtie silicates, ring silicates | Ch. 15-16 | ||
| Fri, Nov 7 | 20 | Systematic mineralogy: Chain silicates | Ch. 14 | ||
| Mon, Nov 10 | 21 | Systematic mineralogy: Sheet silicates, clays | Ch. 13 | ||
| Tue, Nov 11 | HOLIDAY-Veteran's Day | ||||
| Wed, Nov 12 | 22 | Systematic mineralogy: Framework silicates: Quartz & Feldspar | 201-225 | ||
| Fri, Nov 14 | 23 | Systematic mineralogy: Framework silicates: Feldspathoids, Zeolites | 225-234 | ||
| Mon, Nov 17 | 24 | Phase diagrams | 81-83 | ||
| Tue, Nov 18 | 7 | Jigsaw mineralogy V (Amphiboles, Sheet silicates) | Ch. 13; 277-290 | ||
| Wed, Nov 19 | 25 | Phase diagrams, Polymorphs | 66-69; 81-83 | ||
| Fri, Nov 21 | 26 | Exsolution, Labradorescence, Crystal zoning | 91-92;106-107; 212-215; 264; 308-309 | ||
| Mon, Nov 24 | 27 | Twinning, Epitaxy, Pseudomorphs | 77-81; 87-90; 92 | ||
| Tue, Nov 25 | 8 | Jigsaw mineralogy VI (Framework silicates) | Ch. 12 | ||
| Wed, Nov 26 | HOLIDAY-Thanksgiving | ||||
| Fri, Nov 28 | |||||
| Mon, Dec 1 | 28 | Fluorescence, Color in minerals | 39-43; 102-108 | ||
| Tue, Dec 2 | Lab practical exam | ||||
| Wed, Dec 3 | 29 | Magnetism | 39-43; 108-110 | ||
| Fri, Dec 5 | 30 | Crystal defects & Mineral deformation | 84-87 | ||
| Mon, Dec 8 | Final Exam 8-10 am | ||||