Structure of Earth Materials

Calendar

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