Details of ES3102 (Autumn 2025)
| Level: 3 | Type: Laboratory | Credits: 4.0 |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ES3102 | Mineralogy Laboratory | Gaurav Shukla, Swastika Chatterjee |
| Preamble |
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| Introduction: A mineralogy laboratory course designed to complement mineralogy lecture. The lab emphasizes hand sample and optical identification of rock forming and ore minerals |
| Syllabus |
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| This is a mineralogy laboratory course designed to complement mineralogy lecture. The lab
emphasizes hand sample and optical identification of rock forming and ore minerals Identification of rock forming and ore minerals in hand specimen, understanding crystal morphology and symmetry using crystal models, the use of the petrographic microscope, and the identifying characteristics of common minerals in thin section. |
| Prerequisite |
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| As this is a laboratory course, it is open to Earth Science major students only |
| References |
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| Textbooks:
1. Minerals and Rocks-Exercises in Crystallography, Mineralogy and Hand Specimen Petrology by Cornelius Klein 2. Introduction to Mineralogy by William Nesse, Oxford University Press 3. Introduction to Optical Mineralogy by William Nesse, Oxford University Press |
Course Credit Options
| Sl. No. | Programme | Semester No | Course Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IP | 1 | Elective |
| 2 | IP | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 3 | IP | 5 | Not Allowed |
| 4 | MP | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 5 | MP | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 6 | MR | 1 | Not Allowed |
| 7 | MR | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 8 | MS | 3 | Not Allowed |
| 9 | MS | 5 | Core |
| 10 | MS | 7 | Not Allowed |
| 11 | MS | 9 | Not Allowed |
| 12 | RS | 1 | Elective |
| 13 | RS | 2 | Elective |