GS 415: Applied Mineralogy and X-Ray Crystallography
Syllabus
Crystallography: crystal growth, external and internal symmetry, space group. XRD: powder and single crystal diffraction, reciprocal lattice and mathematical crystallography. Crystal defects and chemistry: colour, cause and enhancement techniques, crystal field, molecular orbital and band theories. Electronic and vibrational spectroscopy methods. Electron microscopy and its mineralogical applications. Thermal analytical techniques (DTA, DSC, TG). Biological-mineralogical interactions. Medical mineralogy, Clays and Zeolites, Gemology.
Texts/References
- Jones, M. P. Applied Mineralogy: A quantitative approach. Graham & Trotman, 1987
- Dyar, M. D. and Gunter, M. E. Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America. 708p. 2008
- Karanth, R. V. Gems and Gem Industry, Geological Society of India, Memoir, 45, 2000
- Pieters, C. M. and Englert, P. A, (eds.) Remote Geochemical Analysis: Elemental and Mineralogical Composition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1997
- King, P. L. Ramsey, M. S. and Swayse, G. A. (ed.) Infrared Spectroscopy in Geochemistry, Exploration Geochemistry and Remote Sensing, Mineralogical Association of Canada, short course series, 33, 2004
- Klein, C. Manual of Mineral Science, 22nd Edition. John Wiley and Sons, 2001