Earth & Environmental Sciences 211

MINERALOGY

Prof. Stephen A. Nelson

Fall 2008  
 

Professor  Stephen A. Nelson
Send e-mail to Prof. Nelson -  snelson@tulane.edu

 

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August 28, 2008 - For this course you will need to know the chemical formula of the common minerals as listed HERE.  I recommend you print the PDF version of this file and get started right away.

 

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Lecture Notes

Note:  Two versions of each set of lecture notes are shown in the table below.  The first is in html format, optimized for viewing on the Web at screen resolutions greater than 800x600.  You can print this version directly from your Web browser, but there is no guarantee that the pages will break where they are supposed to, since each person's browser can be set up differently (margins, fonts, font sizes, etc.).  

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Note: Only documents with a *  have been updated for the Fall 2008 semester

Elements of Crystal Symmetry*

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External Symmetry of Crystals, 32 Crystal Classes*

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Crystal Morphology, Crystal Symmetry, Crystallographic Axes

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Axial Ratios, Weiss Parameters, Miller Indices

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Crystal Forms, Zones, &  Habit

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Stereographic Projection of Crystal Faces

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Crystallographic Calculations

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X-ray Crystallography: the Powder Method

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Twinning, Polymorphism, Polytypism, Pseudomorphism

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Physical Properties of Minerals

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 Crystal Chemistry

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Coordination and Pauling's Rules

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Mineral Chemistry

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Mineral Stability, Phase  Diagrams 

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Binary Phase Diagrams

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Properties of Light and the Examination of Isotropic Substances

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Uniaxial Minerals, Uniaxial Indicatrix, Optic Sign, & Ray Path

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Interference Phenomena, Compensation and Optic Sign

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Biaxial Minerals

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Silicate Structures, Structural Formula,  Neso-, Cyclo-, and Soro- Silicates

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Inosilicates (Pyroxenes and Amphiboles)

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Phyllosilicates (Micas, Chlorite, Talc, & Serpentine)

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Weathering and Clay Minerals

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Tectosilicates, Carbonates, Oxides, & Accessory Minerals

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Links to Mineralogy Web Sites of Interest

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