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Readings

Readings in the table below are only for lecture sessions.

Textbooks for Reading

B = Bloss, F. Donald. Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. New York, NY: Thomson Learning, 1971. ISBN: 9780030851551.

N = Nye, J. F. Physical Properties of Crystals: Their Representation by Tensors and Matrices. Reprint ed. London, UK: Oxford University Press, 11 July 1985. ISBN: 9780198511656.

P = Putnis, Andrew. An Introduction to Mineral Sciences. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 27 November 1992. ISBN: 9780521429474.

ZS = Zoltai, Tibor, and James H. Stout. Mineralogy: Concepts and Principles. Minneapolis, Minn.: Burgess Pub. Co., 1984. ISBN: 9780808726067.

SES # TOPICS READINGS
I. Crystal Symmetry
Lec 1 2-D Symmetry Operations B 1, P 1, ZS 2
Lec 2 3-D Symmetry + Translation B 2, P 1, ZS 2
Lec 3 Point Groups and Space Groups B 5, P 1, ZS 3
II. Crystal Chemistry and Bonding
Lec 4 Coordination Number and Polyhedra B 8, P 5, ZS 5
Lec 5 Bonding Models - Ionic - Electrostatics B 9, P 5, ZS 4
Lec 6 Bonding Models - Covalent - Metallic B 9, P 5, ZS 4
III. X-ray and Electron Diffraction
Lec 7 Crystal Lattices - Reciprocal Lattices B 3-6, P 5, ZS 4
Lec 8 X-ray Generation, Diffraction, Bragg's Law B 13, P 3, ZS 10
IV. Mineral Groups
Lec 9 Earth's Element Inventory - Metals and Sulfides P 5, ZS 5
Lec 10 High P Mantle Mineralogy P 6, ZS Part II
Lec 11 Pyriboles B 9, P 6, ZS Part II
Lec 12 Feldspar, Quartz B 9
Lec 13 Carbonates, Sulfates, etc.
V. Tensor Analysis
Lec 14 Tensor Properties B 11, N 1, P 2
Lec 15 Representation Quadrics N 2, P 2
VI. Optical Properties
Lec 16 The Interaction of Electric Fields with Crystals: An Introduction to Crystal Optics N 4, P 2
Lec 17 Optical Indicatrices B 12, P 2, ZS 11
Lec 18 Optical Properties
VII. Elastic and Magnetic Properties
Lec 19 Stress and Strain N 13
Lec 20 Stiffness and Compliance N 5, 6
VIII. Crystal Defects
Lec 21 Point and Line Defects B 10, ZS 6, P 7
Lec 22 Magnetic Properties N 8, P 12.6
Lec 23 Review B 11