Syllabus – GEOL 110 - Earth Materials – Spring 2011Professor: Greg Druschel; John Hughes T.A.: Kyle AshleyOffice: Delehanty Hall 321Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10:00-11:00 am and by appointment Class Times: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:50 – 1:40 p.m., Lab T 8:30-11:15 or Th. 2:30 – 5:15Texts: Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy, Dyar, Gunter, and Tasa. Available at the Mineralogical Society of America (https://msa.minsocam.org/publications.html under textbooks) - Note you get 25% off if you join MSA, which costs 10 bucks. Lab book is Perkins, D., and Henke, K. (2004) Minerals in Thin Section. 2nd ed.You will each be required to obtain a 10x hand lense (with lanyard) for field and laboratory work– they are available from Kooters Geology supply (http://www.kooters.com/handlens.html) for a good price, also available other places if you wish. I recommend either the value 10x triplet magnifier (they are 16 dollars and it has a larger lense than others) or the Bausch&Lomb 10x Hastings triplet (more expensive but higher end). I also recommend you each get a rock hammerand a good field hat, items you would be OK without for this class in general, but key pieces of gear for field work!Course 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, including the petrographic microscope, Raman spectrometer, and X-ray diffractometer- Develop the ability to relate crystal chemistry, crystallographic alignment, and physical attributes of a mineral to guide identification and help understand the ‘story’ that each mineral and assemblage of minerals tells about where it formed and what has happened toit…Exams and Grading: There will be a mid-term exam and a final exam as well as in-class/take-home assignments over the course of the semester. One laboratory exam will be given in addition to weekly lab assignments. We will also be taking a weekend field excursion which you are expected to attend – exact date will be determined after class discussion but will most likely be in mid to late April.Your final grade will be weighted as follows:Laboratories 30%Lab exam 10%Mid-term exam 20%Final exam 20%Homeworks 10%Participation 10 %Date topic Homework-examJanuary 19 Intro discussion on minerals – chemistry, structure,morphology, minerals in society – i.e. why do we care?? Ch 1 January 21 Big Ten (Minerals) Ch. 7 Week 1 Lab –Jan 20+22No labsJanuary 24 Mineral chemistry – bonding in minerals Ch. 3 for review, Ch. 7, 8January 26 Mineral Stoichiometry and compositional diagrams Ch. 10 - Stoichiometryhomework January 28 Pauling’s rules Ch. 8Week 2 Lab –Jan 26+28Packing lab - Pauling’s rules, packing Ch. 8January 31 Mineral chemistry- how do minerals form Crystal growth, LN2 ice creamFebruary 2 Mineral chemistry part 3 – mineral assembly and polymorphsFebruary 4 Analytical techniques for chemical analysis – ICP, XRFXRF homework – calibration, error analysis, and chemicalfingerprintingWeek 3 Lab –Feb 2+4Crystal Growth labFebruary 7 Physical properties of minerals Ch. 2 February 9 Chemical reactivity of mineralsFebruary 11 Spectroscopy fundamentalsWeek 4 – Feb 9+11Handsample ID – properties sheet construction & Raman introCh. 2February 14 XRD intro Ch. 5 February 16 Symmetry Ch. 12 February 18 Crystallography I Ch. 4 Week 5 – Feb 16+18XRD – SymmetryFebruary 21 President’s Day Holiday – No class XstalDraw HomeworkFebruary 23 Unit cells, bravias lattices Ch. 12 February 25 Crystallography II Ch. 13 Week 6 – Feb 23+25XRD IIFebruary 28 Introduction to Optics Ch. 17 March 2 Review DayMarch 4 Midterm examWeek 7 – Mar Optical Mineralogy introduction2+4March 7 Spring BreakMarch 9 Spring BreakMarch 11 Spring BreakWeek 8 – Mar8+ 10Spring BreakMarch 14 Optics I Ch. 17 March 16 Optics II March 18 Gems exercise Gems homeworkWeek 9 – Mar16 + 18Igneous Minerals March 21 Silicate Minerals I – structure and classification Ch. 22 March 23 Silicate Minerals II – Feldspars, olivines, quartz Ch. 22 March 25 Silicate Minerals III - amphiboles, pyroxenes, micasCh. 22 Week 10 Lab – Mar 23+25Igneous MineralsMarch 28 Silicates IVMarch 30 Phase diagrams IApril 1 Phase diagrams II Ch. 22 Week 11 lab–Mar30+31Igneous rocks+ Met. Phase diagramsApril 4 Phase diagrams III Ch. 22 April 6 Igneous Rx intro Ch. 20 April 8 Sedimentary minerals I – cement materialsWeek 12 Lab – Apr 6+8Sedimentary Minerals and rocksApril 11 Metamorphic Rx – P-T assemblages April 13 Oxide Minerals Ch. 23 April 15 Hydrothermal mineralogy and ore deposits Ch. 23 Week 13 Lab – Apr 13+15Metamorphic Minerals +RocksApril 18 Sulfide MineralsApril 20 salts Ch. 24April 22 Fluorescence Sterling Mine HomeworkWeek 14 Lab – Apr. 20+22Lab reviewApril 25 Environmental Mineralogy AMD homework April 27 Asbestos MineralsApril 29 Planetary GeologyWeek 15 Lab – Apr. 27+29Lab exam Field Trip – Sterling Hill MinesMay 2 Mantle materials and meteoritesMay 4 Last day of class – evals and reviewMay 13 Final Exam 1:30 – 4:15
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