GEOL 5200 Advanced Mineralogy

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Syllabus, Spring, 2002

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This syllabus will evolve as the semester progresses
Revision date March 6, 2002

Reading List This list will also evolve through the semester.

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Jan  15    Organization   Symmetry
Jan  17    PointGroups and  Space Groups

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Jan. 24    Diffraction and Structures
                       XTALDRAW
Jan  24    Ordering and Transformations

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    Jan  31    Equation of State
Jan  31    Mineral Spectroscopy

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Feb  7    Orthosilicates: Olivine
Feb  7    Orthosilicates: Garnet Humites

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Feb  11    Orthosilicates: Aluminosilicates, Zircon
and Titanite
Feb  14    Sorosilicates: Melilite , Epidote  

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Feb  18    Cyclosilicates: Beryl , Cordierite , Tourmaline
Feb  21    Chain Silicates : Orthopyroxenes , Clinopyroxenes , Pyroxenoids , Hydrous Pyroxenoids

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Feb  25     Chain silicates:    Orthoamphibole , Clinoamphibole    
Feb  28:    Layer Silicates: Trioctahedral Micas, Dioctahedral Micas

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Mar  4 Layer Silicates : Chlorite, Pyrophyllite, and Talc  
Mar  7  Clays: Kaolin, Serpentine , Illite, Smectite

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Mar  14   Tektosilicates: Silica Phases
Mar  14   Tektosilicates: Feldspars

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Mar  21    Tektosilicates Feldspars & Feldspathoids
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Apr  4    Tektosilicates    Zeolites High Pressure Silicates
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Apr  11   High Pressure Silicates    
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Apr  18    Single Oxides   
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Apr  25   Multiple Oxides
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May  2    Carbonates  
May  2       Sulfates

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