GE061 Principles of Mineralogy

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2011 - acreditation

The information about the term Autumn 2011 - acreditation is not made public

Extent and Intensity
2/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Václav Vávra, Ph.D. (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.
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
Course objectives
The lecture explains the basic fundaments of mineralogy. At the end of this course, students should be able to: to manage the basic information about main minerals to interpret basic concepts of mineralogy
Syllabus
  • 1. The aim of mineralogy, history of mineralogy, the mineral definition, designation of minerals, educational literature 2. The structural crystallography - the definition of crystalline substance, the particle arrangement in structures, the structural lattice, the symmetry operations, the symmetry elements, point groups, space groups, crystal structure, the reciprocal lattice 3. The external form crystallography - crystalisation and a internal arrangement of crystals, the morphology of crystals, the crystal systems, the crystal forms, the zone equation, Weiss a Miller symbols, crystal projections, the classes with the highest symmetry 4. Polymorphism, polytypism, metamicte state, isostructuralism, pseudomorpism, twining 5. Crystal chemistry - the atom model, ions, coordination of atoms, bonding, bond forces, basic types of structures 6. Physical properties of minerals - crystal habits and aggregates, cleavage, parting, hardness, specific gravity, colour, luster, electrical properties, magnetic properties, fluorescence, luminiscence, radioactivity, optical properties 7. The methods of development- XRD powder diffraction, chemical analysis, electron microscopy and microanalysis, DTA, IR, XRD fluorescence 8. The recalculation of chemical analysis, the graphic presentation of chemical analysis, elements of thermodynamic, mineral stability, phase diagrams 9. Genesis of minerals - magmatic processes, pegmatites, pneumotolitic processes, hydrotermal mineralization, alpine veins, metamorphic processes 10. Systematic mineralogy - principles of division, silicate classification, phylosilicate classification 11. Elements - gold, silver, copper, sulphur, diamond, graphite 12. Sulphides and sulfosalts - argentite - acantite line, galena, sphalerite, wurtzite, chalcopyrite, pyrhotite, cinabar, stibnite, pyrite, marcasite, molybdenite, arsenopyrite, pyrargyrite - proustite line, tetraedrite - tennantite line 13. Halides - halite, sylvite, fluorite 14. Oxide and hydroxide - cuprite, corundum, hematite, ilmenite, casiterite, uraninite, spinel group (spinel, magnetite), brucite, diaspore, goethite 15. Carbonates - calcite, magnesite, siderite, aragonite, dolomite, malachite, azurite 16. Sulfates - baryte, anhydrite, gyps, 17. Phosphates - apatite, monazite 18. Nesosilicates -olivine group, garnet group, zircon, andalusite, sillimanite, kyanite, staurolite, titanite 19. Sorosilicates -epidote group (epidote, zoisite, klinozoisite), vesuvianite 20. Cyclosilicates - beryel, cordierite, tourmaline 21. Inosilicates - pyroxene group, amphibole group, wollastonite 22. Phylosilicates - serpentine group, clay minerals (caolinite, montmmorillonite), talk, biotite, muscovite, lepidolite, chlorite group 23. Tectosilicates - quartz, tridymite, cristobalite, opal, feldspar group, analcime, natrolite, nepheline, leucite
Literature
  • ZIMÁK, Jiří. Mineralogie a petrografie. 3. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, Přírodovědecká fakulta, 1998, 226 s. ISBN 8070678569. info
  • SLAVÍK, František, Jiří NOVÁK and Jaroslav KOKTA. Mineralogie. 5. přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1974, 486 s. info
Assessment methods
practical and oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://mineralogie.sci.muni.cz
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2012.