National Institute of Technology Rourkela

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Subject {L-T-P / C} : ER5171 : Mineralogy Laboratory { 0-0-3 / 2}

Subject Nature : Practical

Coordinator : Rekha S.

Syllabus

Module 1 :

Experiment No. 1: From a given mineral analysis data from EPMA, calculate the structural formula of the mineral.
Experiment No. 2: Calculating oxide Wt% from formulae and normalizing analyses.
Experiment No. 3: Megascopic identification of different rock forming minerals: Quartz, Plagioclase, Pyroxene, Orthoclase, Topaz, Corundum, Chlorite, Kyanite, Sillimanite, Olivine, Biotite, Garnet, Muscovite, Staurolite, Hornblende, Talc, Gypsum etc.
Experiment No. 4: Microscopic identification of different rock forming minerals: Quartz, Plagioclase, Pyroxene, Orthoclase, Topaz, Corundum, Chlorite, Kyanite, Sillimanite, Olivine, Biotite, Garnet, Muscovite, Staurolite, Hornblende, Talc, Gypsum etc.

Course Objective

1 .

Mineral identification and mineral formula calculation from analytical data.
2 .

Identification of minerals using physical properties.
3 .

Mineral identification using optical properties.

Course Outcome

1 .

Trained in mineral identification and expertise in the field of mineralogy

Essential Reading

1 .

L.G. Berry, B. Mason, and R.V. Dietrich,, Mineralogy, CBS Publ

2 .

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

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