| GEOL 212: Physical and Optical Mineralogy |
| FALL 2001 LAB SYLLABUS |
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31-Aug-01 |
LAB |
1 |
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY |
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Symmetry, Crystal Axes, and Crystal Classes |
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7-Sep-01 |
LAB |
2 |
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY |
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Crystal Morphology and Miller Indices |
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14-Sep-01 |
LAB |
3 |
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY |
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X-ray diffraction |
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21-Sep-01 |
LAB |
4 |
OPTICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY |
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Trip to Lyman Museum |
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28-Sep-01 |
LAB |
5 |
OPTICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY |
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Angle of Extinction and Sign of Elongation |
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5-Oct-01 |
LAB |
6 |
OPTICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY |
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Becke Lines and Uniaxial + Biaxial Interference Figures |
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12-Oct-01 |
LAB |
7 |
MINERAL PROPERTIES |
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Hardness, Color, Luster, Cleavage, Fracture, etc. |
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19-Oct-01 |
LAB |
8 |
MINERAL IDENTIFICATION |
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Native Elements, Sulfides, Sulfates |
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26-Oct-01 |
LAB |
9 |
MINERAL IDENTIFICATION |
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Oxides, Hydroxides, and Halides |
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2-Nov-01 |
LAB |
10 |
MINERAL IDENTIFICATION |
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Carbonates and Phospates |
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9-Nov-01 |
LAB |
11 |
MINERAL IDENTIFICATION |
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Tectosilicates |
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16-Nov-01 |
LAB |
12 |
THANKSGIVING |
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23-Nov-01 |
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MINERAL IDENTIFICATION |
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Phyllosilicates |
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30-Nov-01 |
LAB |
13 |
MINERAL IDENTIFICATION |
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Inosilicates |
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7-Dec-01 |
LAB |
14 |
MINERAL IDENTIFICATION |
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Cyclosilicates, Sorosilicates, and Nesosilicates |
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14-Dec-01 |
LAB |
15 |
LAB FINAL |
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LAB |
16 |
ALL MINERAL IDENTIFICATION LABS WILL HAVE QUIZES |
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Quizes on the previous weeks minerals will be given at the beginning of each lab |
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