Geol.618         Crystallography        (3C.H)

Course Contents: Isometric system, tetragonal system, hexagonal system, hexagonal division, rhombohedral division, orthorhombic system, monoclinic system, triclinic system, transmitted-light crystallography, polarized light, refractive index, isotropy, the biaxial indicatrix triaxial ellipsoid, interference colours and Newton's scale, fast and slow components, and order determination, interference figures, pleochroic scheme, extinction angle, hand specimen recognition of gems, optical recognition of gems

Recommended books:

1. A Textbook of Mineralogy by Dana, E. S., & Ford, W. E. (1965). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
2. A Practical Introduction to Optical Mineralogy by Gribble, C. D., & Hall, A. J. (1992). Chapman & Hall.