| Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
| Credits: | 12.5 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 7032 (v.5) Geology 102 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Internal atomic order and bonding in crystalline solids. Chemical composition and structure of rock-forming minerals. Introduction to petrology. Optical properties of minerals. Introduction to transmitted light microscopy. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have understood the basic principles governing the nature of crystalline solids. Gained knowledge of the essential physical and chemical characteristics of all the major classes of rock-forming silicateminerals. Practiced in the presentation of chemical data on triangular diagrams. Familiarised themselves with the optical properties of minerals. Made use of the polarising microscope as a petrographic tool. Practiced in the identification of minerals inthin section. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | MacKenzie W.S. and Guilford C., Atlas of Rock Forming Minerals in Thin Section, Longman. Elsevier's Mineral and Rock Table. |
| Unit Texts: | Nesse W.D., (2000), Introduction to Mineralogy, 1st ed., Oxford University Press. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 15%. Laboratory Work 15%. Practical Examination 35%. Theory Examination 35%. This is a grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
