Structure of Earth Materials

Lecture Notes

SES #	TOPICS
I. Crystal Symmetry
Lec 1	2-D Symmetry Operations (PDF)
Lec 2	3-D Symmetry + Translation
Lec 3	Point Groups and Space Groups (PDF)
II. Crystal Chemistry and Bonding
Lec 4	Coordination Number and Polyhedra (PDF)
Lec 5	Bonding Models - Ionic - Electrostatics (PDF)
Lec 6	Bonding Models - Covalent - Metallic
III. X-ray and Electron Diffraction
Lec 7	Crystal Lattices - Reciprocal Lattices (PDF)
Lec 8	X-ray Generation, Diffraction, Bragg’s Law (PDF)
IV. Mineral Groups
Lec 9	Earth’s Element Inventory - Metals and Sulfides (PDF)
Lec 10	High P Mantle Mineralogy (PDF)
Lec 11	Pyriboles (PDF)
Lec 12	Feldspar, Quartz (PDF)
Lec 13	Carbonates, Sulfates, etc. (PDF)
V. Tensor Analysis
Lec 14	Tensor Properties (PDF)
Lec 15	Representation Quadrics (PDF - 1.0 MB)
VI. Optical Properties
Lec 16	The Interaction of Electric Fields with Crystals: An Introduction to Crystal Optics (PDF)
Lec 17	Optical Indicatrices (PDF)
Lec 18	Optical Properties (PDF)
VII. Elastic and Magnetic Properties
Lec 19	Stress and Strain (PDF)
Lec 20	Stiffness and Compliance (PDF)
VIII. Crystal Defects
Lec 21	Point and Line Defects
Lec 22	Magnetic Properties
Lec 23	Review