Credit Weight: 0.5 Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Chair of the Department Description: An introduction to mineral sciences, which includes appearance, structure, physical properties and occurrence of minerals, their application in material-science based industries and their significance in rocks, mineral deposits and environmental systems. Different mineralogical techniques such as macroscopic identification techniques, optical microscopy and X-ray powder diffraction will be also discussed. Laboratory work will treat the application of these techniques to minerals. Offering: 3-3; 0-0
