Duration
15h Th, 15h Pr, 2d FW
Number of credits
| Bachelor in geology | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course contains 2 parts:
1. Calculation of chemical analyses of minerals.
2. Crystal chemistry of rock-forming minerals.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The aim of this course is to introduce the students to the interpretation of chemical analyses of minerals. The crystal chemistry of the main mineral groups is also presented in detail.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The content of the course "Cristallographie et Minéralogie" must be known.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practicals: interpretation of chemical analyses of minerals and macroscopic identification.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face learning. Practicals are OBLIGATORY.
Some chapters may be managed via podcasts.
This lecture will be given in "Vintage Teatching" mode (see https://www.minera.uliege.be/ for more details).
Recommended or required readings
Written notes are available via the link below. Please print these notes before the course.
Oral examination for theory. 5 minerals to identify. Written examination on chemical analyses.
No partial dispense.
Work placement(s)
Two days of field-trip in the Ardenne mountains.
Organizational remarks
Laptops, tablets and mobile phones forbidden.
Contacts
Professor Frédéric HATERT
fhatert@ulg.ac.be
04/366.21.43
Assistant Martin Depret
04/366.22.28
Martin.Depret@uliege.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
Items online
Example chemical analyses
Example chemical analyses
Mandarino 1981
Mandarino 1981
Summary chemical analyses
Summary chemical analyses
Molecular weights
Molecular weights