0305721 Mineralogy (3 Credit Hours)
Course Description :Introduction, physical properties, crystallography, forms and symmetry operations, morphology, bravais lattices, Miller indices, crystal structures, X-ray crystallography, determining the unit cell structure, ionic radii, bonding, coordination, analytical calculations, Pauling’s rules, substitution, systematic mineralogy: native elements, sulfides, oxides, hydroxides, halides, carbonates, borates, sulfates, phosphates, silicates, thermodynamics, binary phase diagrams, mineral assemblages and rocks.
Department :Geology
Program :Masters In Geology
Course Level :Master
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