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GEO-2001: Mineralogy Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Contents
Teaching will proceed as follows:
1. Chemical bonding in minerals, abundance of elements in common rock types, crystallization and classification of minerals
2. Mineral properties
3. Rock types and minerals - important rock forming minerals
4. Crystal morphology, symmetry, crystallography and atomic structure
5. Mineral description
Teaching includes combined lectures and practical exercises, with demonstration, description and identification of crystal structure models, models of crystal habit and hand specimens of common rock forming minerals.
| Form of teaching
60 h lectures/exercises. | Assessment
An oral/practical exam at the end of the semester. Admittance to final examination requires approved course work. Letter grade (A-F).
| Examination semester
Autumn | Type of course
Theoretical and practical subject. | Level of course/Year of study
Normally third year. | Contact person/lecturer
Stig Arne Holtedahl, tel: 77 64 44 65, e-mail: stig.holtedahl@ig.uit.no | Recommended previous qualifications
GEO-1001 Introduction to geology, KJE-1001 Introduction to chemistry and the chemistry of biology | Recommended reading/syllabus
Available on request | Language of instruction
Norwegian, english by request | Course overlap
GEO-103 -1 9 sp | Homepage
http://uit.no/geologi/geo-2001/1
| Timetables
http://timeplan.uit.no/emne.php?department=ALLE&module=GEO-2001-1 |
| Forelesning/Øving | Teaching period:15.08.2005 to01.12.2005
Teach.Period:17.08.2005 to14.12.2005
Onsdag 09:15 to12:00
1201, Kurssal 1 Naturfagbygget
Teach.Period:16.08.2005 to13.12.2005
Tirsdag 09:15 to12:00
1201, Kurssal 1 Naturfagbygget
Ansv. leder F.aman. Kåre Vidar Kullerud
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