Modulecode
SG-1203
ModuleTitle
IntroductiontoCrystallographyandMineralogy
Degree/Diploma
BachelorofScience(Geology)
TypeofModule
MajorCore
ModularCredits
4
Prerequisite
None
Anti-requisite
None
TotalstudentWorkload
10
hours/week
Contacthours
6
hours/week
Aims
Thismoduleisdesignedtodescribethebasicprincipalideasofcrystallography,itsdefinition,and
itsimportanceinGeosciences.Thesecondpartincludesacomprehensionofthephysicalproperties
ofminerals,aswellasoftheinteractionoflightwithminerals.Thediagnosticopticalpropertiesof
fundamentalminerals,theirclassificationandcrystalstructuresarealsoincluded.
LearningOutcomes
Onsuccessfulcompletionofthismodule,astudentwillbeexpectedtobeableto:
Lowerorder: 40% - understandthesymmetry,physicalandchemicalpropertiesofminerals
- understandthepropertiesoflightandtheinteractionoflightwithminerals
- describecrystalhabits
Middleorder:50% - classifymineralsincrystalclassesandcrystalsystems;Danaclassification
- explaintheopticalpropertiesofmineralsandtheirinteractionwithlight
- developskillsinmacroscopicandmicroscopicidentificationofminerals
- interprettheresultsofmineralanalysesandmaketherelevantreports
Higherorder: 10% - combinecrystalstructureswithmineralformations
- communicatemicroscopictexturesofmineralsandargueonthem
- workbothindependentlyandingroups
ModuleContents
- CrystalLattice,motifandcrystalstructure,elementsofsymmetryandsymmetryformula
- Crystalsystems,crystallographicelementsandcrystalforms,crystallographicindices
- Mineralchemistry,physicalpropertiesofminerals
- Natureoflightandinteractionwithminerals;useofpolarizingmicroscope
- Morphologicalandopticalpropertiesofminerals
- Systematicclassificationandidentificationofminerals
Assessment
Formative
assessment
Practicaltests,assignmentsandfeedback
Summative
assessment
Examination:60%
Coursework:40%
- 1project(10%)
- 1practicalexamination(30%)