Mineralogy (GLY 301)

Fall 2009

Dr. Robert S. Darling

Epidote in thin section surrounded by quartz, Cannivan Gulch, Montana

You will find on this page information, materials, and other resources to accompany the course. This site may be updated throughout the semester, so please check back often.

Mineralogy is an upper division Geology course designed for majors in Geology (GLY; GLY-E), and Adolescence Education--Earth Science (AES). Students enrolled in this course will be exposed to basic principles in the study of solid state materials of Earth's crust. The topics covered are listed in the course syllabus (see below), but special effort is made to emphasize those aspects of mineralogy which directly apply to the interpretation of rocks and Earth's history.

Instructor

• Dr. Robert S. Darling
  323 Bowers Hall
  voice: x2923
  e-mail: robert.darling@cortland.edu

General Course Information

• Download the Course Syllabus (PDF)
  

• The final exam is scheduled for Thursday, December 17th, 10:30am -12:30pm.


• Download the Final Exam Study Guide (PDF)
  


• Required Texts:
  
  
  • Simons and Schusters Guide to Rocks and Minerals
    
    
  • Perkins, D., and Henke, K.R., 2004, Minerals in Thin Section, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall.

• Required Supplies:
  
  
  • box of colored pencils.
    
    
  • geologist's hand lens.

Mineralogy Links

• Mineral Movies
  
  
  • Bob Darling's Mineral Movies three short movie clips showing growth of halite crystals from an evaporting liquid and two alpha-beta phase tranformations. NEW!
    
    
  • Mickey Gunter's Movie clips a couple of short movie clips of minerals on the spindle stage.
    
    
• Mineral Info
  
  
  • Mineral Database from David Barthelmy's webpage.
    
    
  • Mineral Search investigate lots of mineralogy info.
    
    
• Optical Mineralogy / Thin Sections / Polished Sections:
  
  
  • Minerals under the Microscope contains the basics in optical mineralogy.
    
    
  • Atlas of Rocks, Minerals, and Textures from Allan Glazner's page (Univ. of North Carolina)
    
    
  • Ore and Opaque Minerals contains useful information and great photographs of opaque minerals in reflected light.
    
    
• Big and Powerful Mineralogy Sites
  
  
  • Links for Mineralogists from the University of Wurzburg, Germany.
    
    
• Other Useful Mineralogy Sites
  
  
  • ORES On-Line Resources for Earth Scientists.
    
    
  • Mineralogical Society of America home page.
    
    

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