Crystallography and mineralogy

Description: he course contains the following main sections: The first section of the discipline "Crystallography" - the science of crystals and the crystalline state of matter. The second section is "Mineralogy". This is the science of natural chemical compounds-minerals, which is studying the properties and composition of minerals, identifying the geological conditions and the physico-mechanical environment of the formation of minerals.

Amount of credits: 6

Пререквизиты:

• General and historical geology
• Общая и историческая геология (гос)

Course Workload:

Component: University component

Cycle: Base disciplines

Goal

• The purpose of studying the discipline is to give students the theoretical and practical foundations of the subject, familiarization and study of the distribution of crystalline matter in nature (mineral), its paragenesis, origin and practical application.

Objective

• The role of the course in the training of geologists, metallurgists, concentrators is determined by the fact that all ores and the rocks containing them consist of minerals, so that in the search, exploration and practical use of ores, specific objects are an accumulation of minerals, i.e. mineral deposits. The main tasks of training: 1) mastering the basics of crystallography, which is closely connected with industry, the development of which requires specialists to have in-depth knowledge in the field of crystallography

Learning outcome: knowledge and understanding

• Learning outcomes are determined on the basis of Dublin descriptors of the appropriate level of education and expressed through competencies.Knowledge and understanding: As a result of studying the discipline, the student should know: chemical composition, atomic structure and structure of minerals; 32 types of crystal symmetry, elements of symmetry, basic theorems; syngonies, the concept of simple forms and combinations, crystallographic varieties of simple forms; crystallographic symbols; physical properties of minerals; classification of minerals by classes, their characteristics by genetic origin; search signs for mineral raw materials; modern mineralogical methods of prospecting mineralogy.

Learning outcome: applying knowledge and understanding

• - the knowledge gained during the study of the discipline will help young specialists in prospecting and evaluation studies of mineral deposits in practice and in the future working in production.

Learning outcome: formation of judgments

• After studying the discipline "Crystallography and Mineralogy", geologists students can evaluate mineral resources, during practical training, on ore and non-metallic deposits, give a full description of the selected collection of minerals, and use these data when writing a thesis project.

Learning outcome: communicative abilities

• Develop the communication skills necessary for teamwork.

Learning outcome: learning skills or learning abilities

• Skills. The student should be able to: determine the name of a mineral by its physical properties, which class it belongs to, its paragenesis and practical significance; identify special, diagnostic signs of minerals by external signs; characterize minerals as ores for enrichment; evaluate the possible rational use of mineral resources.

Teaching methods

In the process of studying the discipline, both traditional and innovative technologies of interactive learning are used.

Assessment of the student's knowledge

Teacher oversees various tasks related to ongoing assessment and determines students' current performance twice during each academic period. Ratings 1 and 2 are formulated based on the outcomes of this ongoing assessment. The student's learning achievements are assessed using a 100-point scale, and the final grades P1 and P2 are calculated as the average of their ongoing performance evaluations. The teacher evaluates the student's work throughout the academic period in alignment with the assignment submission schedule for the discipline. The assessment system may incorporate a mix of written and oral, group and individual formats.

The evaluating policy of learning outcomes by work type

Evaluation form

The student's final grade in the course is calculated on a 100 point grading scale, it includes:

• 40% of the examination result;
• 60% of current control result.

The final grade is calculated by the formula:

 

Where Midterm 1, Midterm 2are digital equivalents of the grades of Midterm 1 and 2;

E is a digital equivalent of the exam grade.

Final alphabetical grade and its equivalent in points:

The letter grading system for students' academic achievements, corresponding to the numerical equivalent on a four-point scale:

Topics of lectures

• The main stages of the development of mineralogy and crystallography
• Fundamentals of geometric crystallography
• Fundamentals of crystal chemistry
• Crystal growth
• General information about the classification of minerals
• Класс сульфиды
• Class "Oxides and hydroxides"
• Class "Carbonates"
• Class "Sulfates", "Phosphates and molybdates"
• Class "Silicates"
• Native elements
• Endogenous processes of mineral formation
• Exogenous processes of mineral formation

Key reading

• 1. Cherkasova T.Yu. Osnovy kristallografii i mineralogii: uchebnoye posobiye; Tomsk: Izd-vo Tomskogo Politekhnicheskogo universiteta. 2014. – 207s. 2. Cornelis Klein. Anthony R. Philpotts. Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology. Cambridge University Press. 2013. 536 pages. 3. John Mason. Introducing Mineralogy. Dunedin. Edinburgh. London. 2015. 118 p. 4. Boyko. S. V. B772 Kristallografiya i mineralogiya. Osnovnyye ponyatiya : ucheb. posobiye / S. V. Boyko. – Krasnoyarsk : Sib. feder. un-t. 2015. –212 s. ISBN 978-5-7638-3223-5

Further reading

• 5. Betekhtin A.G. Kurs mineralogii. Uchebnoye posobiye / pod nauch. red. B.I. Pirogova i B.B. Shkurskogo. — 2-e izdaniye. ispr. i dop. — M.: KDU. 2010. — 736 s. 6. Kurs lektsiy «Mineralogiya s osnovami kristallografii». na russkom i gosudarstvennom yazykakh (Chernenko Z.I.. Aytbayeva S.A.. 2005) 7.https://www.mindat.org. 8.. Betekhtin A. G. Kurs mineralogii. uch.posob./perevod Baybatsha. - Almaty: 2012. - 672b. 9. Baktygulov Mineralogiya. Petrografiya. - - - Almaty : Kazakhskiy unv.. 1991.