Maricopa Community Colleges  GLG116   19946-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 09/27/94
GLG116 19946-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Introductory Minerology II Lecture
An in-depth study of world-wide mineralogical occurrences. Prerequisites: GLG114.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
GLG116   19946-99999 Introductory Minerology II Lecture
1. Use crystallography to identify minerals. (I)
2. Use physical properties to identify minerals. (II)
3. Use optical properties to aid in mineral identification. (II)
4. List the properties of 50 silicate minerals. (III)
5. Identify specimens of 50 silicate minerals. (III)
6. Locate outstanding mineral localities on a map of the world. (IV)
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GLG116   19946-99999 Introductory Minerology II Lecture
    I. Crystallography
        A. Models
        B. Hand specimens
        C. Microscopic (thin sections)
      II. Review of mineral properties
          A. Physical properties
          B. Optical properties
          C. Chemical properties (blowpipe analysis)
        III. Descriptive minerology
            A. Silica and three-dimensional networks
            B. Feldspars and feldpathoids
            C. Micas and zeolites
            D. Amphiboles and pyroxenes
            E. Metamorphic minerals and zones
          IV. Mineral localities
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