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The courseware from the UK Earth Science Courseware Consortium is available on the PCs in the Cope Laboratory at Keele. It may also be available on the web. You may also buy the courseware on a CD-ROM from your Department representative.
To access the modules on the Web:
Go to http://www.ukescc.co.uk/ukescc/earthsci.html
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The modules which are of particular use for this course are: Optical Mineralogy, parts of Crystallography; parts of Basic Petrographybackground information
- Basic chemistry - atoms, molecules, elements, compounds...
- Matter and minerals (Calstate, Los Angeles)
- glossary of mineralogy (Univ California, Berkeley)
- The Periodic Table of the elements - interactive (about.com)
- WebElements - detailed information on each of the elements of the periodic table. Click on Geology to read about the geological aspects of each element
minerals
- physical properties (Tulane University, Louisiana)
- common minerals - nicely illustrated (University of Minnesota, Duluth)
- minerals by class (Mineral.Galleries.com)
- mineral identification exercise - test your skills! (Cal Poly, Pomona, California)
crystallography
- crystal symmetry (Tulane University, Louisiana)
- Crystal systems (animations - Glendale College, Arizona)
- Powerpoint lecture on symmetry (Whitman College, Washington - long, thorough & well -illustrated treatment of the topic - large file)
- Print your own crystal models (James Madison University, Virginia)
- rotatable crystal animations (webmineral.com)
- cubic crystal system animations (Indiana University Molecular Structure Center )
optical mineralogy
- illustrated notes on optical mineralogy topics (Brock University, Ontario)
- Minerals under the Microscope (University of Bristol)
- Minerals in thin section (Humboldt University) - extensive collection of images of minerals and rocks
- Terms for optical phenomena & properties (Texas A & M University) Good introduction to recognition of minerals down the microscope. Also demonstrates an important application of optical mineralogy - the study of soils
- Optical properties of common minerals - photos, diagrams and text (Brock University, Ontario)
- introduction to microscope and thin sections (Idaho State University)
- Rock-Forming Minerals in Thin Section (University of Wisconsin, Green Bay)
- The polarizing microscope (Texas A & M University). Good introduction to microscope techniques
- Useful Mineral Differentiating Criteria (Texas A & M University)
- Powerpoint lectures on optical mineralogy 1 2 (Whitman College - large files)
- Identification Tables for Common Minerals in Thin Section (University of Glasgow)
mineral structure
- cation sites in silicate minerals (Middlebury College)
- animations of mineral structures (Mineral Web). These excellent animations require you to download, free of charge, the Chime plugin for your web browser. Select a mineral from the dropdown menus. Rotate the model by dragging with the left mouse button; change the appearance by right-clicking and selecting from the menu.
mineral groups
- class notes on mineralogy (University of Minnesota, Duluth)
- properties of common minerals (University at Buffalo)
applied mineralogy
- Minerals and Materials Photo Gallery (US Government)
- impact of minerals on health
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