Mineralogy and Petrology
Geology 2411, lecture (12926) and lab (12927)
Instructor: Philip Goodell, PhD
Office: Room 223, phone 747-5593
Email: goodell@geo.utep.edu
Office hours: Tues & Thurs 9:30-10:30 and 12-12:30
Teaching Assistant: TBA
Meet in Room 222, Geological Sciences
Lecture: Tuesday and Thursday - 10:30 AM to 11:50AM
Laboratory: Thursday 12:30PM to 3:20.
Text: Mineral Science, 23nd edition, Cornelis Klein, John Wiley.
Objectives
1. Learning how to learn.
2. Continuing development of critical thinking
3. Principles of mineral chemistry and their application
to rock-forming minerals,
4. Use and application of the optical microscope in the
study of rocks
5. Principles of mineral stability
6. Field relations of rocks and minerals
Syllabus
Dates/topics
Readings/ Assignments/Exercises
Week 1
Lecture,
Crystal Chemistry
Ch 3; p. 38-64
Periodic charts; valence; Exercise 1
Ch. 3, p.42-64
Schrodinger Model, Cerius 2,
Quantum numbers, electronic
configuration
Atoms, ions, bonding
(assessment)
Lab 1,
Ch 11, 12 & 14
1. Igneous minerals,
sample assignment.
2. Review of descriptive mineralogy.
3. Table 1. physical properties versus El, P2 minerals.
4. Bowens Reaction Series, simple, complex, Xeroxes
Week 2
Lecture
Tuesday
Electronic configuration
Crystal chem., bonding
chap 3
Radii, coordination,
ch. 3, p 64-80
Radius ratio,
Crystal structure,
ch. 3, p.80-90
Crystal Systems
unit cell.
Solid solutions
ch. 3, p.90-94.
Calculation of analyses
p.94-98.
Plotting triangular diagrams
p.98-103.
Lab, 2
1. Quiz. Igneous mineral formulas and rock compositions
2. Table 1. Finish NOW.
3.
4. Questions about Cal of Anal & Plot triangles??
5. Optics Lab.
Microscopy discussion. Chap. 7, p.292-308. Optics Exercise #1
6. Sample assignment.
Week 3
Lecture,
Review,
chap 3 p.38-103.
Ch.4.
Crystallization, x-ray diffraction
p.309-321.
Lab 3,
1. Quiz. Igneous mineral and rocks
2. Cerius 2 Lab, or, Optics Lab
3. Sample assignment.
Week 4
Lecture,
Exam 1.
Ch.3
Mineral reactions
and stability
Ch. 4, p.l04-157
Phase diagrams, 1, 2, 3 components Exercises
Lab 4, 1. Quiz.
2. Optics Lab & Exercise #2
3. Sample assignment.
Week 5
Lecture,
P-T, T-X diagrams chap.4, p. 120-126
Mineral stability
chap. 4. p. 126-134
Polymorphism
chap 4, p.134-143.
T -XXX exercise
Exsolution & other
behavior;
Defects;Twinning;
Lab 5.
chap 4, p. 143-157
1. Igneous mineral and rock exam
2. Problem solving
3. quiz
4. Optics lab
5. Sample assignment.
Week 6
Lecture, chap. 4, & exercises
Behavior, continued.
Igneous rocks.
Lab 6 Mineral and rock exam.
problem solving
Optics lab
Sample assignment.
Week 7Lecture, Exam 2, Ch. 4
Rock forming silicates;
Ch.s 11,12.
Lab 7, October 6
Field Trip,
Week 8
Lecture,
Rock forming silicates;
Ch.s 11, 12
Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
Lab 8,
Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
Week 9
Lecture,
Sedimentary and metamorphic rocks,
lab 9, , Optics Exam,
And Rock Descriptions
Week 10
Lecture, Exam, Ch.s 11, 12 +
Crystallography, portions of Ch.s 5 & 6,
Lab 10,
Review.
exercises
same as above
Week 11
Lecture, 3Chystallography, portions of Ch.s 5 & 6
Lab
same as above
week 12
Lecture, Exam 1, Crystallography
Analytical Methods
Ch. 7
Color p. 157-169.
exercises
Lab, Analytical Methods
Ch. 7
Week 13
Lecture,
Lab, Analytical Methods
Ch. 7
Week 14
Lecture, Exam 2, crystallography, analytical,
(petrochemistry)
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Thanksgiving Holiday
Week 15
Lecture
Lab,
Other mineral groups; Review
Final Exam