1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	45
Practicum	45

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

Getting familiar with basic principles in mineralogy as well as with mineralogical terminology that is important for the courses taught in the succeeding years of the study. Accomplishment of basic knowledge on internal structure of crystalline matter, and how it reflects in mineral occurrence, physical and chemical properties. Getting skilled in recognising symmetry of mineral crystals and transformation of three-dimensional properties into two-dimensional projection.

Course content (syllabus):
1) Mineral definition, crystal definition, three-dimensional periodicity, crystal lattice, unit cell, crystal systems.
2) Morphology, symmetry elements without translation, crystal form, habit, zone.
3) Law of constancy of interfacial angles, spherical projection, stereographic projection, Wulff net.
4) Theory of rational indices for crystal faces, notations for planes and directions in crystals, point groups (Herman-Mauguin symbols, names), general form.
5) Cubic crystals forms in three crystal classes (holohedral, hemihedral).
6) Forms of tetragonal (holohedral) and hexagonal system (holohedral, rhombohedral hemihedral).
7) Holohedral classes of orthorhombic, monoclinic and triclinic systems.
8) Crystal structure definition, atomic coordinates, symmetry elements with translation.
9) Bravais lattices, space groups.
10) Crystal chemistry: Chemical bonds-crystal structure dependence, coordination number, coordination polyhedron, isomorphism, polymorphism.
11) Solid solutions, exsolution, crystal defects, twinning.
12) Physical properties of minerals: crystal habit, crystal aggregates, density/specific gravity, cleavage, parting, fracture, hardness, colour, streak, lustre, luminescence, electric and magnetic properties.
13) Methods of crystal structure determination: X-ray diffraction, Bragg law, Laue equations, principles of unit cell dimensions determination
14) Optical properties of minerals: Division of minerals on optical properties (optically isotropic and anisotropic materials), birefringence, optical indicatrix.
15) Division of optically anisotropic materials (uniaxial - biaxial, optically positive and negative), relief, colour, interference colours, extinction, observations in convergent light.

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3. Nesse, W.N. (2000): Introduction to mineralogy, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
4. Hibbard, M.J. (2002): Mineralogy, a geologist's point of view, McGraw_Hill, New York.
5. Wenk, H.R., Bulakh, A. (2004): Minerals, their constitution and origin, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
6. Barić, Lj., Tajder, M. (1967): Mikrofiziografija petrogenih minerala, Školska knjiga, Zagreb.
7. Vrkljan, M., Babić,V., Takšić, J. (1998): Mineralogija, Školska knjiga, Zagreb.
8. Tućan, F. (1951): Opća mineralogija, Školska knjiga, Zagreb.
9. Borchardt Ott, W. (1995): Crystallography, Springer, Berlin.
10. Vrkljan, M., Borojević Šoštarić, S., Tomašić, N. (2018): Optička mineralogija: Određivanje minerala polarizacijskim mikroskopom, RGNF_PMF, Zagreb.

Mandatory course - Regular study - Geology