G8561 Systematic Mineralogy

Faculty of Science
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Milan Novák, CSc. (lecturer)
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
Wed 13:00–13:50 Bp1,01007, Wed 14:00–14:50 Bp1,01007
Prerequisites
! G8560 Special mineralogy
This course is for students of the Magister program of Geology focused on mineralogy. Termination of the course Mineralogy II is required.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of this course, students should be able to understand and be able to explain basic problems of systematic mineralogy.
Syllabus
  • 1/ Crystal chemistry of elements, the closed packing in structures of metals (Cu,Ag,Au,Fe), details of structures (S, graphite, diamond). Relations between structures and properties of elements. Description of elements - minerals, their minerogenesis and occurrences. 2/ Crystal chemistry of sulphides (tetrahedral structure type: sphalerite, wurtzite, chalcopyrite, bornite; octahedral structure type: galena, pyrrhotite, nickeline; combinated octahedral and tetrahedral structure type: pentlandite; other structure types: molybdenite, millerite, cinnabar, covellite, chalcocite, argentite; compex structure type: pyrite, marcasite, arsenopyrite, löllingite, cobaltite, skutterudite, stibnite, boulangerite, jamesonite, tetrahedrite, proustite, pyrargyrite, realgar, orpiment). Minerogenesis of sulphides and occurrences. Sulphide thermomethers and barometers. 3/ Halides - their structures, crystal chemistry, minerogenesis, occurrences. 4/ Oxides. Tetrahedral structure type: SiO2 group, zincite, periklas; octahedral structures: hematite, corundum, ilmenite, rutile, anatas, brookit, cassiterite, pyrolusite, columbite; combinated tetrahedral and octahedral structures: spinelides (magnetite, spinel, chromite, gahnite, franklinite), chrysoberyl; cubic structure: uraninite; other structure types: cuprite. Minerogenesis and occurrences. Oxide thermomethers and barometers. 5/ Pyroxene group: crystal chemistry, classification and natural occurences of minerals in magmatic and metamorphic rocks Pt -stability fields, phase relations (diopside, hedenbergite, jadeite, enstatite, augite, omfacite). 6/ Amphibole group: crystal chemistry, classification and natural occurences of minerals in magmatic and metamorphic rocks Pt -stability fields, phase relations (tremolite, actinolite, antophylite, hornblend, alkali amphiboles ). 7/ Mica group: crystal chemistry, classification and natural occurences of minerals in magmatic and metamorphic rocks Pt -stability fields, phase relations (muskovit, biotit, lepidolite). 8/ Minerals Al2SiO5 (kyanite, sillimanite, andalusite) and Al-rich minerals (corundum, diaspore, kaolinite, pyrophylite), crystal chemistry, classification and natural occurences of minerals in magmatic and metamorphic rocks Pt - stability fields, phase relations. 9/ Zeolite group: crystal chemistry, classification and natural occurences of minerals in magmatic, metamorphic and hydrothermal rocks, Pt - stability fields, phase relations, using in industry (natrolite, heulandite, stilbite, laumontite, chabazite, analcim). 10/ Cyklosilicates (beryl, cordierite, sekaninaite) crystal chemistry, classification and natural occurences of minerals in magmatic and metamorphic rocks Pt - stability fields, phase relations.
Literature
  • KLEIN, Cornelis and Cornelius S. HURLBUT. Manual of mineralogy : (after James D. Dana). 21st ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1993, xii, 681 s. ISBN 0-471-57452-X. info
  • ZOLTAI, Tibor and James H. STOUT. Mineralogy :concepts and principles. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Burgess publishing company, 1985, x, 505 s. ISBN 0-8087-2606-4. info
  • Nesse, William D. Introduction to Mineralogy: Oxford University Press, 2000, 442 s. ISBN 0-19-510691-1
Assessment methods
Teaching methods: lectures, class exercises. Oral examination.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Výuka bude probíhat v jarním semestru 2008/2009.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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