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Geology 284 - Mineralogy - Fall 2009
Dr. Helen M. Lang
TENTATIVE LABORATORY SCHEDULE
| Aug 25, 27 | Lab Procedures, Mineral Properties in Hand Specimens, Tools |
| Sept. 1, 3 | Classification of Minerals – What properties would you use? |
| Sept 8, 10 | The Petrographic Microscope, Mineral properties in Plane Polarized Light (PPL) - (relief, cleavage, color and pleochroism) |
| Sept 15, 17 | Crystallization Experiment |
| Sept 22,24 | Mineral properties in Cross-Polarized Light (XPL) - (isotropic vs. anisotropic, birefringence, extinction angle) |
| Sept 29, Oct 1 | QUIZ, Igneous Minerals: Quartz and Feldspars (framework silicates) |
| Oct 6, 8 | Igneous Minerals: Olivine, Pyroxenes, Amphiboles and Micas |
| Oct 13,15 | Asbestos Mineralogy and Health |
| Oct 20, 22 | Sedimentary Minerals: Silicates, clays, carbonates, halides, sulfates |
| Oct 27, 29 | QUIZ, Clay Mineral Experiment |
| Nov 3, 5 | Metamorphic Minerals |
| Week of Nov 10-12 | Minerals and Mineralogy on the World Wide Web |
| Nov 17, 19 | Economic and Ore Minerals: Native Elements, Sulfides, Oxides, etc. |
| THANKSGIVING BREAK | |
| Dec 1, 3 | Crystal Morphology and Symmetry - The Six Crystal Systems |
| Dec 8, 10 | FINAL LAB TEST |
