Mineralogy Lecture Notes by Jim Miller
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Description Objective of this course is to explain
the chemical and crystallographic make-up of minerals and helps to identify
common rock-forming minerals in hand sample and under the microscope. Topics covered includes:
Crystal Chemistry, Crystallography, Optical Mineralogy, Systematic Mineralogy,
Analytical Mineralogy, Coordination and Atomic Structure, Mineral Calculations,
Taconite Mine Visit, Crystal Symmetry, Miller Indices and Stereographic
Projections, Sterographic Projections, Symmetry of Plane Lattices, Refraction
Index, Optical Properties of Biaxial Minerals.
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