Geol.710 INDUSTRIAL MINERALOGY (3C.H)
Economic importance and industrial utilization of industrial mineral resources, role of industrial minerals in our daily life, significance of distinct physical properties and chemical composition of minerals for industrial applications, characterization of minerals and rocks with the help of optical, chemical and physical/engineering studies (density, porosity, water absorption, grain size distribution, fineness, soundness, brightness, surface area, decrepitating, liquid limit, plastic limit, compression and abrasion strengths), assessment of suitability of materials based on international standards like ASTM and British Standards, case studies on resources with examples from Pakistan and worldwide, field identification and textural and mineralogical description of industrial rocks/minerals in the laboratory, description of industrial mineral occurrences in Pakistan and various mineral based industries, mineral economics and marketing trends.
Books Recommended:- Industrial minerals and their uses: a Handbook and formulary by Ciullo, P. A., 2005. Crest Publishing House, New Delhi.
- Analysis of geological materials by Riddle, C. 1993. Marcel Dekker Inc., New York.
- Textures of the ore minerals and their significance by Edwards, A. B., 1994. Australasian Institute of Mining And Metallurgy.
- Mineral deposits of the world: ores, industrial minerals and rocks (development in economic geology), Vol.28 by Vanecek, M., 1994. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
- Minerals and rocks for industry Vol.1-3 by Ahmad, Z. and Ahmad, R., 1992. Geol. Surv. Pakistan.