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Geol 110Earth MaterialsLecture: MWF 12:50- 1:40 p.m.Lab: T 8:30 – 11:15 am OR Th 2:30 – 5:15 pmProfessor: Greg DruschelOffice: Delehanty 321Office Hours : WF 2:30 – 3:30 pmT.A.: Kyle AshleyClass Goals• Recognize major rock-forming minerals and other selected minerals in hand specimen and thin section• Master use of several techniques for the identification of minerals using the petrographic microscope, Raman spectrometer, XRD, and XRF• Develop the ability to relate crystal chemistry, crystallographic alignment, and physical attributes of a mineral to guide identification and assess a mineral’s origin and historyGrading• Laboratories 30%• Lab exam 10%• Mid-term exam 20%• Final exam 20%• Homeworks 10%• Participation 10 %What is a mineral??Structure of the EarthVolcanic provincesLavaMt. PinatuboBasalt flowsPlutonsIntrusionsMetamorphic settingsOrogenic settingsOre depositsOilSedimentary deposition• Weathering of any rock and transport of that material to lower E environment followed by lithification yields sed. rxDepositional settings• Keyed to transport of physical/ chemical components of parent material• Tells 2 stories – who were the parents and how far away did it go?Chemical deposition• Formation of minerals from aqueous solution requires some change in environment for the ions to precipitateFossils• Here parent material were organisms – usually ones that were partially composed of a durable mineral material• Requires a special depositional setting– Quick burial, fine/ chemical covering, replacement reactions• Also tell us approximate age of depositionBiominerals• Microorganisms may also have a significant impact on mineralogy!A word about classification…• Umbrella terms• Mineral nomenclature similar to thetaxonomy of animals, plants, and


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