PřF:GE091 Mineralogy and Geochemistry - Course Information

GE091 Mineralogy and Geochemistry for Chemists

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.

Teacher(s)

doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Losos, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.

Timetable

Mon 13:00–14:50 Bp1,01007

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Předmět je určen především pro posluchače odborné chemie. Předpokladem jsou znalosti chemie, fyziky a mineralogie v rozsahu středoškolské látky.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

there are 17 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display

Course objectives

Main objectives can be summarized as follows:
- to understand the basic problems in mineralogy and their parts ( Introduction to mineralogy and geochemistry, Morphological and structural crystallography, Chemical and physical mineralogy and Descriptive mineralogy).
- descriptive mineralogy is foccused on crystallochemical classification of minerals, structure, chemical composition and properties of main minerals according to syllabus
- to understand main geochemical processes in Earth-s crust (magmatic, metamorphic and weathering)
- to recognize antropogenic influence on chemical development on the surface of Earth-s crust

Syllabus

• Introduction to mineralogy and geochemistry. History of the mineralogy and geochemistry, literature. Mineralogy and geochemistry in Earth-s sciences. Crystal. Elements of crystal morphology (faces,crystal forms). Crystallographic coordinate systems. Indexing of crystal faces (according to Miller, Weiss). Measurement of the angles of crystals, goniometers. Crystallographic principles. Elements of morphological symmetry of crystals, symmetry operations, the 32 point groups. Crystal classes (crystal axis systems, crystal forms). Crystal form and habitus, crystalline aggregates. Twinning, pseudosymetrie, pseudomorphie. Crystal and properties of its growth. Nucleation. Defects of growth mechanismus. Compositional zoning. Effects of temperature and pressure on crystal growth. Lattice symmetries, unit cells, symmetry operations of lattices. The 14 types of Bravais cells, the 230 space groups. X-ray crystallography (diffraction, X-ray powder diffraction, powder difractometers, identification of powder patterns, refinement of lattice parameters). Chemical mineralogy - The model of the atom, ions, chemical bondings, the ionic structures and properties of ionic crystals. The covalent model, the mettalic bond model and their properties, the molecular structures. Crystal chemistry of minerals. Calculation of chemical formulas from the mineral analysis. Physical mineralogy (color and streak, luster and transparency, cleavage, fracture, tenacity, density, hardness, magnetism, fluorescence and radioactivity). Properties depending upon light. The behavior of light in minerals. Refractive index. Relationships between optical properties and symmetry. Isotropic minerals. Optical properties of uniaxial minerals. Optical properties of biaxial minerals. Introduction to descriptive mineralogy (crystallochemical classification of minerals, mineralogical nomenclature, mineral, variety) The native elements (Au, Ag, Cu, Pt, Fe, As, Sb, diamond, graphite, S) Sulfides: tetrahedral (sphalerite, chalcopyrite), octahedral (galena, pyrrhotite, niccolite), with unusual coordination (molybdenite, cinnabar, argentite), complex sulphides (pyrite, marcasite, arsenopyrite, stibnite, tetraedrite, proustite, pyrargyrite, realgar, orpigment) The halide minerals (halite, sylvite, carnallite, fluorite, cryolite) Oxides and hydroxides: tetrahedral ( the SiO2 minerals, periclase), oktahedral (hematite, corundum, ilmenite, rutile, cassiterite, mixed tetrahedral and octahedral (magnetite, spinel, chromite), cubic (uraninite). Goethite, lepidocrokite, diaspore, boehmite, limonite, bauxite. The sulfate minerals: anhydrous (anhydrite, barite), hydrous (gypsum, chalcanthite, melanterite, epsomite, alunite) Carbonates: calcite structure type (calcite, magnesite, siderite), dolomite structure type (dolomite, ankerite), aragonite structure type (aragonite, cerussite), other structures (malachite, azurite) Nitrates (nitratite, niter) Chromates and molybdates: scheelite, wolframite Phosphates, arsenates, vanadates: xenotime, monazite, apatite, pyromorphite, The silicate minerals: network silicates(feldspars, feldspatoides, beryl), layer silicates (talc, muscovite, kaolinite), chain silicates (pyroxenes and amphiboles), ring silicates (turmalines), single tetrahedral structures (olivine group, garnet group, titanite, topaz, zircon) Introduction to geochemistry Geochemical processes in Earth-s crust (magmatic, metamorphic and weathering) Antropogenic influence on chemical development of Earth-s crust

Literature

• CHVÁTAL, Marek. Mineralogie pro 1. ročník : krystalografie. 1. vyd. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2002, 169 s. ISBN 8071849987. info
• Geochemie. Edited by Vladimír Bouška. Praha: Academia, 1980, 555 s. URL info
• SLAVÍK, František, Jiří NOVÁK and Jaroslav KOKTA. Mineralogie. 5. přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1974, 486 s. info
• BOUŠKA, Vladimír and Pavel KAŠPAR. Speciální optické metody : studium minerálů v procházejícím světle. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1983, 198 s. info

Teaching methods

lectures

Assessment methods

Lectures. Final written test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

• G1061 Mineralogy
• G2061 Advanced Mineralogy (II)

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Teacher's information

http://www.sci.muni.cz/mineralogie/

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