Mineralogy

Geology 341

Jonathan W. Mies

Fall 2007

GEOL 341, Mineralogy, is a course in descriptive and determinative mineralogy with emphasis on crystallography, mineral chemistry, and the systematic examination and identification of minerals. Conceptual, theoretical, and historical aspects of the science are covered in the lecture, whereas descriptive aspects, leading to mineral identification, are treated in the laboratory. This course is intended to be the undergraduate student's first course in mineralogy. It expands greatly upon the treatment of the subject given in Geology 111 and serves as a preparation for many upper-level geology courses.

GEOL 442, X-ray Diffraction Methods, is a 1-hour component (companion course) of GEOL 341.

Syllabus

Inlcudes a description of the course, a tentative schedule, grading policies, etc. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you need Acrobat Reader, click here.)

Some aspects of this course are available to enrolled students through UTC's online course delivery system, Blackboard (requires UTCID and password).