Geol.761 MINERALOGY (3 C.H)
Physical properties chemistry and paragenesis of principal rock forming minerals: olivine group, aluminosilicates, garnet group, epidotes, pyroxene and amphibole groups, micas and other sheet silicates, feldspar group, silica group, oxides and carbonates, native elements, sulfides, sulfosalts, halides, nitrates, borates, sulfates and chromates, tungstates and molybdates, phosphates, arsenates, vanadates and other industrial minerals, kinematics of mineral formation, mechanism of mineral nucleation and crystal growth, measurement of mineral triple junction angles and grain boundaries in context of texture development, calculations of mineralogical parameters and mineral formulas.
Books Recommended:- Introduction to mineralogy by Nesse, W.D., 2000. Oxford University Press.
- Introduction to optical mineralogy by Nesse, W.D., 1991. 2nd edition, Oxford University Press.
- An introduction to rock forming minerals by Deer, W.A., Howie, R.A. and Zussman, J., 1992. Longman, London.
- Rock forming minerals by Deer, W.A., Howie, R.A. and Zussman, J., 1978. Vol. 2a, John Willey, New York.
- Rock forming minerals by Deer, W.A., Howie, R.A. and Zussman, J., 1982. Vol. 1a, Longman, London.
- Rock forming minerals by Deer, W.A., Howie, R.A. and Zussman, J., 1986. Vol. 1b, Longman, London.