Mineralogy

Catalog description

Topics include basic crystallography, crystal chemistry, and identification of the important rock-forming and ore minerals. Included are the fundamentals of optical crystallography: indices of refraction, isotropic, uniaxial, and biaxial minerals; optical indicatrix theory and interference figures. Three hours of lecture per week. The laboratory component, GEO 366 , must be taken concurrently; a common grade for both courses will be assigned.