Systematic mineralogy including detailed study of major rock-forming minerals with emphasis on their physical and optical properties, chemical composition, occurrences, and associations. Principles of crystallography, crystal systems, symmetry classes and forms. Crystal chemistry. Structure of minerals. Optical mineralogy. Laboratory exercises include studies of common rock-forming minerals using the polarizing microscope, determination of mineral specimens by their physical properties, and morphological crystallography using crystal models.

Pre-requisites: (GEOL101 Or GEOL102 Or GEOL201) And CHEM101