GS 435: Mineralogy, Crystallography and Optics Lab

Syllabus​

Crystal growth experiments, 32 point groups, powder XRD, reciprocal lattice, chemical analysis and mineral formulas, UV-VIS, IR and Raman spectroscopy, DTA-TGA, crystal optics, colour enhancement and gem testing. 

Texts/References

  • Klein, C. Mineral & Rock: Exercise in crystallography, mineralogy & hand specimen petrology (Rev.Ed.) 405p. John Wiley & Sons, 1989
  • Ness, W.D. Optical Minerology. 348p, Oxford University Press, 2004
  • Anderson, B.W. Gem Testing, Butterworths, 1990