These galleries contain images of the hand samples studied in the mineral labs, presented with their chemical formulas. Each gallery corresponds to both a lab exercise and a set of lecture notes (given below).
IMAGE GALLERies | MINERAL GROUPS | LABs | LECTUREs |
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Gallery 1 | Native Elements, Sulfides and Oxides. | 8: Minerals 1 | Lec 9: Earth’s Element Inventory - Metals and Sulfides |
Gallery 2 | Neso Silicates, Sorosilicates and Cyclosilicates. | 9: Minerals 2 | Lec 10: High P Mantle Mineralogy |
Gallery 3 | Single Chain Ino-Silicates (Pyroxenes), Double Chain Ino-Silicates (Amphiboles), Phyllosilicates and Tectosilicates. | 10: Minerals 3 | Lec 11: Pyriboles; Lec 12: Feldspar, Quartz |
Gallery 4 | Halides, Sulfates, Borates, Phosphates and Carbonates. | 11: Minerals 4 | Lec 13: Carbonates, Sulfates, etc. |