Geology 2081 - Mineralogy
Fall 2024 Syllabus - (Pending Hurricanes, Covid, etc.)
Lecture: 10:30 am - 11:50 am T-Th E207 Howe-Russell East
Building
Lab: 1:30 - 2:50 pm T-Th E-208 Howe-Russell East Building
http://www.geol.lsu.edu/dutrow/mingy
Instructor: Prof. Barb Dutrow, Ph.D.
Office: 203 Howe-Russell Bldg
Office hours: By appointment or e-mail
Home Page: http://www.geol.lsu.edu/dutrow
E-mail: dutrow
(e-mail will be answered within 1 business day
from 9am - 5pm M-F)
all emails end with lsu.edu
TAs: Mary (Mae) Roach,
M.S. Candidate
Office 203
Old Howe Russell (West)
Office hours
M, T 3:30-4:30 PM
E-mail:
mroach5@
Required Materials for class
Text: Required: Manual
of Mineral Sciences, 23ed (2007) Klein,
C. and Dutrow, B.
Hand lens - Critical tool for mineral
identification in hand specimen (Purchase a 10x hand lens -
needed for future geology courses)
3-ring binder to organize handouts and lab
materials for class
Contract: Attendance in lecture and
lab is required: Policies on grading, cell phone usage
(not during class), make-up exams, etc. are given at the end of
the syllabus.
Learning Outcomes: At the end of the syllabus. To
facilitate learning, weekly quizzes will be given; homework will
be assigned. Due dates are given; policies for late work follow at
the end of the syllabus.
Date | Topic -
Lecture 10:30 - 11:50 T - Th You will need a 3-ring binder for lecture handouts. Bring to every lecture and lab. Quizzes weekly |
Reading Chapter (Ch) page numbers |
Lab : 1:30 - 2:50pm T
- Th Assignments due one week later unless otherwise noted. You must maintain a LABORATORY NOTEBOOK, 3-ring binder with all lab materials |
August
27 |
Section I: Making of minerals -
crystallography Introduction to Mineralogy (Review / reread your Introductory Text material for mineralogy) Minerals - as materials, their relationship to the study of the Earth, to other fields, and some history of mineralogy. Minerals in our lives - activity Self-assessment Questions. |
Ch 1 1-17 |
Lab 1. What's in a name? or (How would you organize like minerals?) |
29 |
Physical Properties of Minerals
- Review Self-assessment Questions |
Ch 2 19-36 |
Lab 2: Physical Properties Review Rock classification; (Review Intro Geol material) |
September
3 |
Bonding
in Crystals Review electronic structure of atoms and ions; and the periodic table; Homework: Bonding in minerals Due Sept. 10 Review Questions |
Ch
3 53-65 Review: Ch 3 p. 37 - 53 |
Lab
3: 2D Symmetry (Exercise 8) |
5 |
Crystal Coordination - the making
of minerals (Paulings Rules - all 5) Crystal Coordination (homework: Exercise 3) Self-assessment questions |
Ch 4 67-85 |
Lab 4: Introduction
to CrystalMaker - viewing minerals in 3-D,
determining coordination Learn more about the periodic table, here is a periodic table from LANL |
10 |
Crystallographic
Concepts: Crystal Symmetry, External form Gestures for symmetry, 3-D visualization Self-assessment questions |
Ch
6 109-121 121-128 optional |
Lab
5: 3-D symmetry of blocks make your block models |
12 |
Crystal
Axes and Systems (review Intro Geology material also) Self-assessment Questions |
Ch
6 129-131 |
Lab
6: Determination of 3-D symmetry, non
centrosymmetric crystals |
17 |
Crystal
Symmetry: Internal Structure, order and symmetry Escher patterns - check out this site for patterns and space group Self-assessment Questions |
Ch
7 156-168 Ch 7 143-156 |
Lab 7:
Determination of 3-D symmetry, all crystal systems H-M
symbols
(all crystal
classes)
see pg. 120 |
19 |
Physical
Properties of Minerals: Color You will need a mastery of material on pgs. 38-46; know s,p,d orbitals Self-assessment questions |
Ch
10 Color: 234-240 |
Lab
8: Causes of Mineral Color
View more Spectra of Color in Minerals View Gems |
24 |
Crystal
Growth Self-assessment Questions |
Ch
10 218- 225 |
Lab
9: From chemical analyses to mineral formulae. Calculation of mineral formulae Read p. 99-104 before Lab |
26 |
LECTURE EXAM I
(to practice - see previous exam) Crystallography and Mineral Chemistry (Review Important Concepts for Test) |
Lab
10:
Graphical
representation
of mineral compositions, triangular
diagrams read - graphs 104-108 |
October
1 |
Systematic Mineralogy Minerals in Context - core to crust Review of Earth's Structure Meteorites as clues Self-Assessement Questions |
Ch 5: 90-96 Ch 15 331-337 minerals: 342-350 |
LAB EXAM I:
Crystallography: |
Ch 19
begins mineral descriptions Ch 18 contains silicate structures 434-438 |
Chapter 22 Determinative Tables |
Use chapter 22 for remainder of labs for Mineral Identification | |
3 |
Mineralogy of the Earth's Core Native Elements: S, Fe, NiMineralogy of the Earth's Mantle Structures of Silicate Minerals (Refer to handout of minerals) |
434-438 remainder of ch for details overview p.88-89 |
Lab
11: Optical Mineralogy Introduction to minerals under the microscope Ch 13 and handout |
8 |
Upper Mantle Mineralogy and
Structures: Compositional variation in minerals (Paulings #5), solid solution Zoning in minerals - Olivine, Self-Assessement Questions homework on solid solutions |
Ch 5 96-99 Ol 439 483-487 |
Start
of EMP embedded research lab |
10 |
Diamonds (Polymorphs) discussion of polymorphs (Hope Diamond) |
Diamond p 85, 346-350 polys 267-276 |
Lab 13: Miller
Indices, forms, parameters |
11 & 14 (F, M) |
Course
embedded Research – EMP lab Generously supported by the Chevron Student Analytical Research Fund |
E144 for your time period (bring notebook, scan, notes) | |
15 |
Upper Mantle Mineralogy
and Structures: (cont) Inosilicates - pyroxene, amphiboles Phase diagrams (Ch. 11:245-256) Exsolution in minerals Self-Assessement Questions |
pyx 446-450 505-510 Amp 452-456 514-519 exsoln 276-281 |
Lab 14: ID: Native Elements, Mantle
Minerals (inosilicates, oxides, S,
garnets) Mantle minerals 2 - questions; review hand specimens, complete calculations and plotting |
17 |
Fall Holiday | Enjoy Minerals | |
22 |
Mantle
Transition Zone; minerals/
structures: oxides and spinel
structure, other oxides and
structures Lower Mantle minerals/ structures: perovksite, garnet structures; post-perovskite Self-Assessment Questions: |
Ch 13, oxides 375-389 Per 86-87 gar 487-490 |
Lab
15 : Optical mineralogy
of olivine, pyroxene, amphibole
|
24 |
Mineralogy
of the Earth's Crust - diversity! Tectosilicates: Quartz (and its polymorphs) Have a firm foundation of rock types and general classification - handout from class |
Chpt
14 Rocks Chpt 5 Ch 21. 574-603 Qtz 468-470 534-539 |
Lab 16: EMP
calculations of Research Minerals; Download your data and stoichiometry spreadsheets |
29 |
Tectosilicates: Feldspars Homework: Calculation of mineral formulae; Fsp calculations; Determining Or, An, Ab contents, review triangular diagram Self-Assessment Questions Tectosilicates: Feldspathoids, zeolites
|
Fsp 467-477 539-544 |
Lab 17: Tectosilicates Part A: hand specimen ID of feldspars, quartz, zeolites (review metamorphic and sedimentary rocks) Visit Color in Quartz: Part B: Optical lab on feldspars, quartz |
31 |
LECTURE
EXAM 2 Test covers from Earth's Structure (last Test) through Mantle Minerals with an overview of the crust and tectosilicates, |
Lab 18:
Phyllosilicates, non-quad inosilicates
Part A: Hand specimen Part B: Thin section mica group, brittle micas, clays, spodumene, jadeite, aegirine, wollastonite, glaucophane |
November
5 |
Phyllosilicates: |
spd 510-514 |
LAB EXAM II through tectosilicates (up to what has been covered in class), including Miller Indices, plotting, etc. |
7 |
Al-silicates, topaz, zircon, titanite, staurolite (my favorite), chloritoid pseudomorphs, metamict minerals Self-Assessment Questions: |
Ch 13 Ch 18: 456-467 519-533 |
Lab 19: Neso- Soro- Cyclo- silicates hand specimen ID; worksheet for learning properties. |
12 |
Sorosilicates, Cyclo- silicates epidote, lawsonite, cordierite, beryl, tourmaline |
Chpt 17 399-416 Chpt 16 |
Lab 20: Plotting and
analyses of EMP data for your sample |
14 |
Non-silicates: Carbonates (sedimentary env) - flipping the lecture (Things that microbes eat!!!) Self-Assessment Questions: Sulfates, Phosphates Self-Assessment Questions: |
491-501 | Lab 21: Carbonates, sulfates, phosphates (sedimentary environments) hand specimens |
19 |
Halides, Oxides, Hydroxides Self-Assessment Questions: |
502-505 226-234 282-286 |
Lab 22: Optical Mineralogy of
metamorphic minerals including
phyllosilicates, nesosilicates, carbonates Bring optical handout |
21 |
LECTURE EXAM
3 (Silicates thru Halides) (link to previous exam) |
Chpt 14 | Lab
23: Oxides, hydroxides, halides hand
specimens (sedimentary environments) - Sulfides, native elements (ore minerals) |
26 |
Ore
Deposits: Sulfides, native elements Environmental Mineralogy |
Chpt 17 | LAB EXAM 3 (Silicates, carbonates, PO4, OH) |
28 |
Thanksgiving | Give thanks for minerals! |
December
3 |
EMP project reports | Rewards
Challenge review
|
|
5 |
Minerals in your life | LAB FINAL - Comprehensive | |
13
(Fri) |
Final EXAM Lecture |
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18 |
Final Grades Due |
updated 9/6/2024
MINERALOGY
The Earth is a geological system, and mineralogy serves as a foundation for its study. Minerals are the fundamental building blocks of the Earth. This class provides the basis for your geologic careers. Mineralogy is not only essential to geologists, but to everyone because minerals are also an integral portion of our everyday natural environment.
Minerals compose the Earth and form the
Earth's substrate in which our food grows; they soften our water,
they cleanse hazardous wastes and they provide us with materials
that bring our life above subsistence living such as aluminum,
steel, and plaster board. Consequently, it is imperative that they
be understood and appreciated. Mineralogy is even more important
now as we confront the many worldwide environmental crises e.g.
where to store high-level hazardous wastes - in geologic
repositories, how wastes interact with rocks and minerals, -
where to locate aquifers for vanishing groundwater resources and
the 'asbestos' problem.
Each of us can make a difference when asked to vote on these issues and when discussing these topic with neighbors. In addition, minerals are simply beautiful to observe!
This class has been prepared to provide a foundation for your
future geologic endeavor. Mineralogy is amazing and fun!
Course OBJECTIVES:
Grading procedures:
Letter
grades will be assigned from the final numerical score based on
the performance relative to the rest of the class.
The top
25% of the 10 pt letter grade (A, B, C, D) will get a + grade; the
bottom 25% gets a - grade.
5. Students with disabilities must inform Dr.
Dutrow and, if accommodations are necessary, the proper forms must
be filed with Disability Service (DS) prior to the exams (see
Students with Disabilities statement below). You are responsible
for making arrangements for test taking with DS.
6. Make up exams: You
must notify Dr. Dutrow ahead of time if you are missing a test.
Any make-up exams need to be taken within a week of the
original exam date. All
makeup exams are essay-type questions. Lecture exams will be 5
essay questions; Lab exams will be 10 questions. You may only
miss one test and take a makeup.
7.
Any grade appeals of exams 1, 2, 3 must be made to Dr. Dutrow
within a week of the exam return date. Any final grade appeals
must be done within two weeks of the day that grades are due at
the end of the semester.
8. For each weekday (exclusive of vacation days) in which an assignment is late, 10% will be subtracted from the total score possible on the assignment. For example, if an assignment is two days late and the student received an 80% on the assignment, the score adjusted for late penalty will be 64% (i.e. 80% possible * 0.8) until the exercises are returned. After that date, a zero is assigned.
9. If there are issues of concern involving other students, the teaching assistants or the instructor, the concerned student should first contact the appropriate authority within the Department (TA, instructor or Chair of the Department, respectively). If the issue is not resolved at the local level the LSU Office of the Dean of Students has a web page on Complaints & Appeals: http://students.lsu.edu/deanofstudents/students/complaints-appeals and LSU Cares page: http://www.lsu.edu/students/saa/lsu-cares/index.php
Class Policies:
Attendance: Mandatory. If you are going to be absent, you
must notify Prof. Dutrow ahead of time for an excused
absence.
Makeup quizzes: None will be given.
Cell
Phones: No cell phone use is permitted during class. If you
use your cell phone, you will be asked to leave class.
Class is a concentrated study time, if you are on your phone, you
are distracted.
During lab, you must ask permission to use the
cell phone for photography of minerals through the microscope
Example lecture tests are posted on the web; self-assessment
questions are posted for EACH lecture. These tests and
questions provide a study guide.
You are responsible for all material covered
in class and assigned as reading material
Labs
are due at the due date as given in class. If you are going
to miss lab, you must notify Prof. Dutrow prior to class time.
Here are some helpful hints to make Mineralogy easier and more fun!
Students with
disabilities: Louisiana
State
University is committed to providing reasonable
accommodations for all persons with
disabilities. The syllabus is available in
alternate formats upon request. If you are
seeking classroom accommodations under the
Americans with Disabilities Act, you are
required to register with the Disability
Services (DS). DS is located in 115 Johnston
Hall. Phone is 225/ 578-5919. To receive
academic accommodations for this class, please
obtain the proper DS forms and meet with me at
the beginning of the semester.
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A Student found Responsible for Academic Misconduct may NOT drop the course in which the violation occurred or retake the course pursuant to the University’s grade exclusion policy without written permission of the SAA office. Any Student who drops the course without written permission from SAA will be re-enrolled in the class and then given the appropriate grade post Outcome.” see: http://students.lsu.edu/saa/code_10_1
There are three areas that we will be particularly alert for in this class:(1)
Plagiarism is an
extremely serious violation of academic integrity. The Code
of Student Conduct defines plagiarism as
“Lack of appropriate citation, or the unacknowledged inclusion
of someone else's words, structure, ideas, or data; failure to
identify a source, or the submission of essentially the same
work for two assignments without permission of the
instructor(s)’; (8.1-C.6)
Plagiarism
can occur in a myriad of forms and media.
Although
most commonly associated with writing, all types of
scholarly work, including computer code, music, scientific
data and analysis, and electronic publications can be
plagiarized. The aim of this section is to help students
and faculty deal with the complex and important issue of
plagiarism on campus.
(3) Misrepresentation – “Misleading an instructor as to the condition under which the work was prepared including, but not limited to, substituting for another Student or permitting another person to substitute for oneself on any academic work”
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of alcohol-free and drug-free environment on University
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locations where an assembly of students and faculty would
be viewed as representative of LSU (field trips and field
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