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