MineralogySome questions for youInquiring Minds want to know ???Concepts to be learnedDefinition of a mineralHow is it different from a rock?How would you classify the following?Number of Mineral SpeciesTerms for mineralsOnly 8 elements each make up more than 1 wt% of the earth’s CRUSTAnswerSo what do you think are the most common types of minerals?Naming of chemical compounds i.e. mineralsMineralogyMineralogyGeol 2311Geol 2311Some questions for youSome questions for youWhat is your pet peeve about teaching? What is your pet peeve about teaching? What is your favorite movie? What is your favorite movie? What do you expect to get out of this class? What do you expect to get out of this class? When did you last take chemistry? Physics?When did you last take chemistry? Physics?How do you learn best? How do you learn best? What camping materials do you have?What camping materials do you have?Is there anything that you would really like to learn that I can incorporate Is there anything that you would really like to learn that I can incorporate into this class?into this class?Inquiring Minds want to Inquiring Minds want to know ???know ???Concepts to be learnedConcepts to be learnedDefinition of a mineral; what is it? What Definition of a mineral; what is it? What it isn’t!it isn’t!Is the chemical formula really fixed?Is the chemical formula really fixed?How do we represent mineral How do we represent mineral compositions in a binary system? compositions in a binary system? Ternary system?Ternary system?Definition of a mineralDefinition of a mineralHow is it different from a How is it different from a rock?rock?How would you classify How would you classify the following?the following?ObsidianObsidianCoalCoalAsbestosAsbestosCalciumCalciumNumber of Mineral Number of Mineral SpeciesSpeciesThere is an overhead for thisThere is an overhead for thisTerms for mineralsTerms for mineralsRock forming mineralsRock forming mineralsAccessory mineralsAccessory mineralsOre-forming mineralsOre-forming mineralsIndustrial mineralsIndustrial mineralsOnly 8 elements each make Only 8 elements each make up more than 1 wt% of the up more than 1 wt% of the earth’s CRUSTearth’s CRUSTWhat are they?What are they?Make sure that you know their valence(s)Make sure that you know their valence(s)Handout for youHandout for youAnswerAnswerO, Si, Al, Fe, Ca, Na, K, MgO, Si, Al, Fe, Ca, Na, K, MgSo what do you think are So what do you think are the most common types of the most common types of minerals?minerals?Naming of chemical Naming of chemical compounds i.e. mineralscompounds i.e. mineralsHandout PDFNHandout PDFNORDERORDERBiotiteBiotiteK(Fe,Mg)K(Fe,Mg)33(Al Si(Al
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