School of Science - Department of Geology

0335211 Optical Mineralogy Lab

• Course Description :This lab introduces the student into the techniques of identifying rock-forming minerals using the polarized microscope. This achieved through the measurement of a set of optical properties of minerals; these include: form, color, pleochroism, interference colors, types of extinction, interference figures: uniaxial and biaxial minerals and the 2V angle. The theoretical basis for these properties will be given as introductions to the labs. The lab will be given for whole semester three hours weekly.
• Pre Request :
• Credit Hour : (1 Credit Hour)
• Department : Geology
• Program :
• Course Level :Bachelor
• Course Outline :

  0335211 opticalmineralogy_Spring_2023_2024.pdf