Υ1205 - MINERALOGY-CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

INSTRUCTORS

COURSE KEY ELEMENTS

COURSE CONTENT:

Lectures – Laboratory Exercises

• Introduction to Mineralogy and Materials Science
• historical aspects
• principles of Crystallography and crystal chemistry
• crystalline and amorphous solid materials
• unit cell and crystal lattice
• geometrical/morphological Crystallography (symmetry, crystal systems, Miller indices, crystallographic symbols, enantiomorphism/chirality, stereographic projection)
• Quasicrystals and related minerals and natural phases
• intergrowth and twinning
• crystal and mineral nucleation & growth (crystallization), crystal growth inhibition
• formation of minerals and growth from melt/magma & hydrothermal solutions, effect of pressure and metamorphic & deep minerals, minerals precipitating in solutions, biominerals
• epitaxy, topotaxy, exsolution, phase diagrams
• introduction to microscopic techniques (optical microscopy, SEM, TEM, AFM)
• basic principles of instrumental analysis in mineralogy (X-rays, e-, p+, Laser, MS, ion-beams)
• optical Crystallography-Mineralogy (polarizing/petrographic microscope, optical properties of minerals, refractive index, isotropic/anisotropic, pleochroism, optical axis, uniaxial/biaxial, birefringence/interference color)
• introduction to Solid-State Chemistry and structural Crystallography-Mineralogy (crystal structure, defects/impurities & color, solid solutions/isomorphism, allotropy, polymorphism, polytypism)
• X-rays and characterization of materials and minerals by means of powder X-ray diffraction (Bragg's law, X-ray diffraction patterns, unit cell constants)
• X-ray diffraction using Synchrotron radiation and portable & remote equipments
• Thermal behaviour of minerals
• thermal analyses (TGA, DTA, DSC);
• introduction to selective -free- software (WinXMorph, Crystal & KrystalShaper, Kristall2000, VESTA , PowDLL, QualX2)

LEARNING ACTIVITIES - TEACHING METHODS:

PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

Theory and practical examination (written and/or oral) at the end of the Course.
To pass the Course, a minimum grade 5 (out of 10) is necessary.

RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY

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¹ V.S.: Visitor Students (e.g. ERASMUS)