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G1OMIN - Basics of Mineralogy

Course specification
Type of study Bachelor academic studies
Study programme
Course title Basics of Mineralogy
Acronym Status Semester Number of classes ECTS
G1OMIN mandatory 2 3L + 1E 8.0
Lecturers
Lecturer
Lecturer/Associate (practicals)
Prerequisite Form of prerequisites
Learning objectives
The goals of the course are to acquaint students with the basic physical and chemical characteristics of the most common ore and petrogenic minerals and their internal structure; understanding the way minerals appear in nature, considering the possibility of their use as well as their macroscopic recognition based on their physical properties.
Learning outcomes
Acquiring the necessary knowledge about the basic physical and chemical characteristics of minerals from the non-silicate and silicate groups; Ability to determine basic mineral species and their mineral associations based on macroscopic characteristics; Obtaining the necessary knowledge to follow the teaching of other courses in the higher years of study in the field of geology
Content
The history of the development of mineralogy as a science and mineral as a basic constituent of the lithosphere. General divisions and definitions in mineralogy. Characteristics of crystalline and amorphous matter. The way minerals appear in nature (crystals and crystalline aggregates, geode, druse, pseudomorphosis). Crystalline and amorphous matter. Boundary elements of crystalline matter and symmetry elements (axes, planes and center of symmetry). Crystal systems (tesseral, tetragonal, hexagonal, rhombohedral, rhombic, monoclinic and triclinic). Physical properties of minerals. The origin of minerals. Classification of minerals based on chemical composition. Native elements and minerals from the sulphide group. Minerals from the group of oxides, hydroxides and carbonates. Minerals from the group of sulfates, haloides, tungstates, molybdates, phosphates and borates. Structural groups of silicate minerals. Tectosilicates. Phyllosilicates and inosilicates. Cyclosilicates, sorosilicates and neosilicates.
Teaching Methods
Theoretical teaching: lectures with Power Point presentations of each teaching unit. Practical teaching: interactive with immediate practice with crystal models and minerals from the existing systematized collection of minerals.
Literature
  1. Danilo Babič, 2003: Mineralogija, Izdavač - autor, Beograd (Original title)
  2. Suzana Erić i Danilo Babič, 2014: Praktikum iz mineralogije, Univerzitet u Beogradu - Rudarsko-geološki fakultet, Beograd (Original title)
  3. Milan Ilić i Stevan Karamata, 1978: Specijalna mineralogija, Prvi deo, Izdavačko - informativni centar studenata, Beograd (Original title)
  4. Stevan Karamata, 1978: Specijalna mineralogija, Drugi deo, Izdavačko - informativni centar studenata, Beograd (Original title)
  5. Deer, W.A., Howie, R.A., and Zussman, J., 1966: An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals: New York, John Wiley and Sons, 528p. (Original title)
Evaluation and grading
Two colloquiums and an oral exam.
Specific remarks
Students are required to attend classes and take two knowledge tests during the semester. Tests can be repeated once, in extracurricular time. A student who misses more than 20% of classes without a valid reason must repeat the course in order to gain the right to take the exam.