Spring 1996
Professor: Mickey E. Gunter
Office: Rm. 309, McClure Hall
Phone: 885-6015 (office), 885-6192 (Geology Department)
Internet: gunter@uidaho.edu, http://www.uidaho.edu/~mgunter
Office Hours: 10:30-11:30 M,T,W,F; 8-9 & 3-5 Tuesday or whenever else
Required Texts: Manual of Mineralogy, 21st edition, C. Klein & C.S. Hurlbut
Introduction to Optical Mineralogy, 2nd edition, W.D. Nesse
Additional reading will be placed on reserve in the library.
TA: Ryean-Marie Woods
Course Objectives
1. introduce crystallography, crystal chemistry, and systematic mineralogy
2. relate the physical properties of minerals to their crystal structures
3. introduce analytical methods used in modern mineralogy, especially the polarizing light microscope
4. learn how minerals are classified
5. identify minerals in hand specimen and thin section and with the aid of various analytical techniques
Projects
There will be a project in both the lecture and laboratory portions of this course. For the lecture project, you will write a three-page review of a mineralogy research paper or a non-silicate mineral group and give a 10- to 15-minute presentation on your paper.
For the laboratory project, you will collect minerals found in Latah County. Your grade will be based on the number of correctly identified minerals you assemble. Each correctly identified mineral will be worth 2 points, for a maximum of 50. You are encouraged to collect minerals with your fellow students and seek my assistance with identification.
Grading
Your final grade will be based upon:
11 lecture quizzes 220
13 lecture problem sets 130
2 lecture tests (each worth 100) 200
Paper and presentation 50
Laboratory 300
Latah County mineral collection 50
Class and laboratory participation 50
Total 1000
The final grades will be determined at the semester's end. If everyone understands all the material, you all get A's -- the other extreme is also possible. You will be informed of your class standing and your current grade throughout the semester. Late assignments will not be accepted, and no make-up quizzes or tests will be given unless there is a justifiable excuse (e.g., death in family, serious illness).
Comments and Helpful (?) Hints
The material presented in this class is difficult to learn and will require a lot of memorization and extra study time. It is important that you learn this material well, because it lays the groundwork for much of the geosciences you will learn in later courses. If you have problems, see Ryean-Marie or me for help.
I suggest you do the following, not only for this class but for others, as well:
1. Read the assignment before coming to class.
2. Take good notes and ask questions in class.
3. Recopy your notes after class.
4. Reread the assignment after class.
5. Outline your notes and the book (indexing is not a bad idea) and review the previous
week's material over the weekend.
Last-minute "cramming" will not be effective in this class!
Course Outline
Part 1: Crystallography
16-Jan (Lab): Course introduction and equipment tour - KH Ch. #1 & MEG handout
17-Jan (Lec): External symmetry - KH 17-37
18-Jan (Lab): External symmetry - KH 17-37 (lecture cont.)
19-Jan(Lec): Crystal symmetry - KH 37-53
22-Jan (Lec): Point groups - KH 63-100
23-Jan (Lab): Crystal projections - KH 53-63
24-Jan (Lec): Point groups - KH 63-100 (cont.)(gone
25-Jan (Lab): Crystal forms - KH 43-52
26-Jan (Lec): Optical symmetry - MEG Sec. IV (A-D) & KH Ch. #8 (gone
29-Jan (Lec): Optical symmetry - NE Ch. #4, NE 55-57 & 77-82
30-Jan (Lab): Polarized light - NE Ch. #1
31-Jan (Lec): Lattices - KH 108-128
1-Feb (Lab): Polarized light microscope - NE Ch. #2
2-Feb (Lec): Space groups - KH 128-146
5-Feb (Lec): Space groups - KH 128-146
6-Feb (Lab): Isotropic vs. anisotropic optics
7-Feb (Lec): Crystal structures - KH 146-153
8-Feb (Lab): Crystal structures
9-Feb (Lec): X-ray crystallography - KH Ch. #6
12-Feb (Lec): Refractive index - NE Ch. #3
13-Feb (Lab): Refractive index measurement - NE Ch. #3
14-Feb (Lec): Uniaxial optics - NE Ch. #5
15-Feb (Lab): Uniaxial optics
16-Feb (Lec): Biaxial optics - NE Ch. #6
19-Feb: Holiday
20-Feb (Lab): Biaxial optics - NE Ch. #6
21-Feb (Lec): Biaxial optics - NE Ch. #6
22-Feb (Lab): Absorption, pleochroism, extinction
23-Feb (Lec): Optical orientation
26-Feb (Lec): Spindle stage - MEG Sec. VI. A, NE 20,75, 108, 304
27-Feb (Lab): Spindle stage - MEG Sec. VI. A, NE 20,75, 108, 304
28-Feb (Lec): Electron microscope - KH 8-10
29-Feb (Lab): Mineral identification with analytical methods & review for test #1
1-Mar (Lec): Lecture test #1
Part 2: Crystal Chemistry
4-Mar (Lec): Introduction to crystal chemistry - KH 170-200
5-Mar (Lab): Mineral identification
6-Mar (Lec): Crystal chemistry - KH 170-200
7-Mar (Lab): Elements, sulfides, sulfosalts - Ch. #10 KH
8-Mar (Lec): Bonding - KH 201-210
11-Mar (Lec): Chemical composition - KH 221-249
12-Mar (Lab): Oxides, hydroxides, halides - KH Ch. #11
13-Mar (Lec): Chemical composition - KH 221-249
14-Mar (Lab): Carbonates, nitrates, etc. - Ch. #12 KH
15-Mar (Lec): Chemical composition - KH 221-249
18 to 22 Mar = Spring break (from Mineralogy & Mickey!)
25-Mar (Lec): Physical properties - KH Ch. #6
26-Mar (Lab): Carbonates, nitrates, etc. - Ch. #12 KH
27-Mar (Lec): Physical properties - KH Ch. #5
28-Mar (Lab): Review of non-silicates
29-Mar (Lec): Mineral classification - NE Ch. #8 & KH Appendix #1
1-Apr (Lec): Silica polymorphs - sections in both KH & NE
2-Apr (Lab): Silica polymorphs
3-Apr (Lec): Feldspars - sections in both KH & NE
4-Apr (Lab): Feldspars
5-Apr (Lec): Micas - sections in both KH & NE
8-Apr (Lec): Clay minerals - sections in both KH & NE
9-Apr (Lab): Micas & clay minerals
10-Apr (Lec): Amphiboles - sections in both KH & NE
11-Apr (Lab): Amphibole
12-Apr (Lec): Pyroxenes - sections in both KH & NE
13 or 14-Apr: Field trip
15-Apr (Lec): Biopyroboles - KH 491-492, KH Fig. 13.93 (509)
16-Apr (Lab): Pyroxenes
17-Apr (Lec): Ring & disilicates - sections in both KH & NE
18-Apr (Lab): Ring & disilicates
19-Apr (Lec): Orthosilicates - sections in both KH & NE
22-Apr (Lec): Orthosilicates - sections in both KH & NE
23-Apr (Lab): Orthosilicates
24-Apr (Lec): Assorted silicates - sections in both KH & NE
25-Apr (Lab): Assorted silicates
26-Apr (Lec): Assorted silicates - sections in both KH & NE
27 or 28-Apr: Field trip
29-Apr (Lec): Analytical methods in modern mineralogy
30-Apr (Lab): Talks & work on mineral collection
1-May (Lec): Analytical methods in modern mineralogy
2-May (Lab): Talks & work on mineral collection
3-May (Lec): Analytical methods in modern mineralogy
4 & 5-May: Weekend help with minerals
6-May (Lec): Relationships of crystal chemistry & crystal structures
7-May (Lab): Review for final mineral quiz & work on mineral collection
8-May (Lec): Relationships of crystal chemistry & crystal structures
9-May (Lab): Final mineral identification quiz & mineral collection due
10-May (Lec): Conclusions and review for final
Final (Lecture test #2) Thursday (16-May) 10 to noon
Mickey Gunter, Spring 1996
McClure 309, 885-6015, gunter@uidaho.edu
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