Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : ER5101 : Mineral Sciences { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Rekha S.
Syllabus
Crystallography: Unit Cells Crystal structure Symmetry Elements – External and Internal symmetry Crystal Systems Miller Indices Bravais Lattice Crystal Forms Point groups Concept of Space group Stereographic Projection of Crystals Introduction to X-ray crystallography X-ray Diffractometer Twinning in crystals Defects in crystals.
Mineralogy: Introduction to crystal chemistry Types of bonding in minerals Chemical composition and unit cell content Structure and properties of common rock-forming minerals Energetics of crystal systems.
Optical Mineralogy: Behaviour of light in Isotropic and Anisotropic minerals Uniaxial and Biaxial Minerals Optical Indicatrix.
Course Objectives
- To understand the crystal structure, properties and their behaviour.
- To study different rock forming minerals and perceive their implications.
- Comprehension of optical behaviour of minerals.
Course Outcomes
Broad overview and their applications.
Essential Reading
- 1. L.G. Berry, B. Mason, and R.V. Dietrich,, Mineralogy, CBS Publ
- 2. 5. A. Putnis, Introduction to Mineral Sciences, Cambridge University Press
Supplementary Reading
- 1. D. Perkins, Mineralogy, Prentice Hall
- 2. P.F. Kerr, Optical Mineralogy, McGraw Hill