SKILLS / LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE SUBJECT COURSE

The competencies to be worked on during this course are the following:

MO2.GM2.2 Being familiar with the physical, chemical and structural properties of minerals

MO2.GM2.3 Identifying the main minerals and their context from a hand sample and using a microscope.

GO03 Ability to find and manage information

This course introduces the basic concepts of Mineralogy based on the study of the physical, chemical and structural properties of minerals. On the one hand, students are expected to learn to identify minerals, both from hand samples and using an optical microscope. One the other, the aim is to develop their ability to incorporate and interpret the information they provide on their geological context, relating it to the different settings for formation of minerals.

THEORETICAL-PRACTICAL CONTENTS (SPANISH)

- INTRODUCTION: Basic concepts in Mineralogy.

- THE CLASSIFICATION OF MINERALS: Criteria and models for the classification of minerals. Silicates: structural classification and general characteristics.

- TECTOSILICATES. The Silica Group. Feldspars, feldspathoids and zeolites.

- PHILOSILICATES. Basic structure and classification. Polytypism.

- INOSILICATES. Pyroxenes and pyroxenoids. Amphiboles

- CYCLOSILICATES, SOROSILICATES and NESOSILICATES. Beryl, cordierite, tourmaline. Epidote Group. Olivine, garnets, aluminum silicates. Other silicates.

- NO SILICATES Carbonates, halides, sulfates, native elements, sulfides, oxides, hydroxides. Others.

- MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES. Habit. Crystal aggregates and special textures. Pseudomorphism. Typomorphic minerals.

- PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS. Density. Specific gravity. Mechanical properties: toughness, deformation, hardness, cleavage, partition, fracture. Thermal, radioactive, magnetic, electrical and surface properties. Color.

- THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF MINERALS. Interpretation of chemical analysis of minerals. Structural formulas, graphical representation

- MAGMATIC ENVIRONMENT OF MINERAL FORMATION. Interpretation of phase diagrams.

- SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENT OF MINERAL FORMATION. Eh-pH diagrams.

- METAMORPHIC ENVIRONMENT OF MINERAL FORMATION. Geothermobarometry.

- HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM. Fluid inclusions.

- IDENTIFICATION OF MINERALS IN A HAND SAMPLE

- IDENTIFICATION OF MINERALS IN THIN SECTIONS

METHODOLOGY

Lectures will be given in a room assigned to the group. During these lectures visual resources will be used (computer presentations, transparencies) and there will be analysis of representative examples of different settings for formation of minerals. Discussion will be encouraged in the class of matters related to the field, so students are recommended to attend classes regularly.

The practicals, in which a variety of rock samples will be studied, will take place in the Visu (0.3) and Optical (0.7) laboratories. During these classes students will have to work autonomously under the supervision of the lecturer, developing their ability to recognise the different types of mineral.

ORDINARY SESSION: GUIDANCE AND WITHDRAWAL

Written examination to be sat: 40%

- Answering questions about the programme followed

Practical examinations: 55%

- Identifying minerals in ten hand samples of rock (25%)

- Identifying minerals in two thin sections (30%)



Individual papers: 5%

- Keeping a notebook on the practicals



To pass the course students must pass both the written examination and the practical tasks set.

Books, memos and notes are banned from use by students during the assessment tests, as are telephones, electronic, IT or any other kind of device. Only calculators with basic functions may be used.



During the examination the "Protocol on academic ethics and prevention of dishonest or fraudulent practices in assessment tests and in academic work at the UPV / EHU" will be applied.

OBLIGATORY MATERIALS
Practicals notebook for Visu and optical labs.
Instruments for Visu practicals: hand magnifier, magnet, etc.

Basic bibliography

Gill R. (1996) Chemical Fundamentals of Geology. Chapman & Hall, 296 pp.

Hamilton, W.R., Woolley, A.R y Bishop,A:C: (1989) Guía de Minerales, Rocas y Fósiles. Ed. Omega, 320 pp.

Hibbard M.J. (1995) Petrography to Petrogenesis. Prentice Hall, 608 pp.

Hibbard, M.J. (2002) Mineralogy. A geologists point of view. McGraw-Hill, 562pp.

Johnsen, O (2002) Minerales Del Mundo. Editorial Omega, 440pp.

Klein, C. and Hurlbut, C. (1996) Manual De Mineralogía. Tomo 1. Ed. Reverté, 368pp.

Klein, C. and Hurlbut, C. (1997) Manual De Mineralogía. Tomo 2. Ed. Reverté, 311 pp.

Nesse, W.D. (2000) Introduction to Mineralogy. Oxford University Press, 496 pp.

Okrusch, M. and Frimmel H.E. (2020). Mineralogy: An Introduction to Minerals, Rocks, and Mineral Deposits. Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment. 719p

Perkins, D and Henke, K.R. (2002) Minerales en lámina delgada. Pearson Educacion, 238 pp.

Wenk, H.R and Bulakh, A. (2016). Minerals: Their Constitution and Origin (2nd ed.).Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. 621 p.

In-depth bibliography

Anderson G.M. (1995) Thermodynamics of Natural Sistems. John Wiley & Sons, 644 pp.
Deer, W. A., Howie, R. A. Y Zussman, J. (1992) An Introduction To The Rock-Forming Minerals. Longman, 696 pp.
Drever J.I. (1997) The Geochemistry of Natural Waters: Surface and Groundwater Enviroments. Prentice Hall, 388 pp.
Ehlers Ernest G. (1972) The interpretation of geological phase diagrams. Dover Publications Inc., 280 pp.
Marfunin, A.S. (ed.) (1995) Advanced mineralogy, vol. 1. Composition, structure, and properties of mineral matter: concepts, results and problems. Springer-Verlag, 550 pp.
Putnis, A. (1992) Introduction to mineral sciences. Cambridge University Press, 457 p
Sen G. (2001) Earths material: minerals and rocks. Prentice Hall, 560 pp.
Winter J.D.(2001) An introduction to igneous and metamorphic petrology. Prentice Hall, 699 pp.

Prácticas
Dyar, M.D., Gunter, M.E. y Tasa, D. (2008): Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America. 706 pp.
Gribble, C. D. y Hall, A. J. (1985) A practical introduction to optical mineralogy. Oxford University Press, 352 pp.
Nesse, W.D. (2012) Introduction to Optical Mineralogy (fouth edition). Oxford University Press Inc., 384 pp.
Roubault, M., Fabries, J., Touret y Weisbrod, A. (1963) Détermination des mineraux des roches au microscope polarisant. Lamarre-Poinat, 365 pp.

Journals

Macla
Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Mineralogía
European Journal of Mineralogy
The Canadian Mineralogist
Economic Geology
American Mineralogist