Syllabus
Historical development of the mineral system. Dana and Strunz systems.
Chemical composition and structure variability of minerals in terms of mineral system. Description of basic physical and chemical properties of selected minerals.
Origin of minerals by magmatogenic processes. Magma differentiation.
Liquation, segregation and crystallization of accessory minerals. Bowen reaction series.
Pegmatite phase. Greisens.
Origin of minerals from supercritical fluids. Formation of minerals by metamorphic processes.
Minerals formed during metasomatism. Minerals of alpine paragenesis.
Weathering.
Annotation
The objectives of this course are (1) to broaden understanding of the relationships between the chemical and structural aspects of minerals; (2) to expand knowledge of the variety of minerals that occur in various groups of the mineral system, and (3) to gain a better understanding of the genetic implications various species of minerals have.