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Degree course in
Earth sciences
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability

OPTICAL MINERALOGY
cod. 1005889

borrowed from Corso di Laurea in SCIENZE GEOLOGICHE - MINERALOGIA E OTTICA MINERALOGICA - cod. 1007127
Academic year 2017/18
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Mario TRIBAUDINO
Academic discipline
Mineralogia (GEO/06)
Field
Discipline geologiche
Type of training activity
Basic
52 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub: PARMA
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Integrated course unit module: MINERALOGY

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Learning objectives

Mineral species identification in thin section

Prerequisites

Inorganic chemistry and general mineralogy knoweledge

Course unit content

Optical properties of minerals. General behaviour of light waves. Reflection and refraction. Double refraction. Birefringence. Mineralogy optical microscope. Measure of refractive indices. Orthoscopic observations with PPL and XPL. Interference colors; Michel-Levy table. Auxiliary lamina. Periodica extinction; right and inclined extinctions. Extinction signs. Conoscopic observations. Interference figures in uniaxial and biaxial crystals. Determination on the interference figures

Full programme

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Bibliography

Bonatti S., Franzini M., Cris tallografia mineralogica, BORINGHIERI, Torino. Carobbi G., ( Mazzi F., Bernardini
G.P.), Fondamenti di cris tallografia e ottica cris tallografica, USES, Firenze. Carobbi G., ( Cipriani, C., Garavelli
C.), Cris tallografia chimica e mineralogia s peciale, USES, Firenze. Deer W.A., Howie R.A., Zus sman J.,
Introduzione ai Minerali che cos tituis cono le Rocce, ZANICHELLI, Bologna. Gallitelli P., Elementi di Mineralogia,
NISTRI e LISCHI, Pis a. Gottardi G., I minerali, BORINGHIERI, Torino. Klein C., 2004. Mineralogia, Zanichelli,
Bologna Mottana A., Cres pi R., Liborio G., Minerali e rocce, MONDADORI, Milano.

Teaching methods

Theoretical introduction on crystallographic optics. Learning the usage of optical mineralogical microscope. Identification of the principal mineral species

Assessment methods and criteria

Practical exam on an optical microcoscope, and oral test.

Other information

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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

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