Study program:
Geology (II semester -PhD) |
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Name of subject: Instrumental Mineralogy - Selected Chapters |
Instructors:
Prof. Aleksandar Pačevski |
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Status: Optional |
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ECTS: 10 |
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Prerequisites: - |
Course Objectives:
Getting acquainted with modern methods used in mineralogy for mineral identification. |
Learning Outcomes:
Acquiring knowledge and skills in order to make an adequate choice of methods in solving concrete tasks. Students are trained for independent work, preparation and identification of minerals using different state-of-art methods. |
Content:
Theory teaching
Methods in mineralogy. Representative sample preparation. Mineral extraction methods. Heavy fluids. Magnetic separation. IR spectroscopy, principles, application in mineralogy. Thermal properties of minerals. Spectroscopic properties of minerals. Electronic microscopy. Electronic micro-analysis. Practical teaching
Students independently prepare, identify and identify mineral species by different methods. |
Suggested Reading List:
- Vesna Poharc-Logar: Metode ispitivanja minerala, Beograd, 1999.
- Zussman J.: Physical Methods in Determinative Mineralogy, Academic Press Inc., 1977.
- Moenke H.: Mineralspektren, Parts I and II. Akademie Verlag, Berlin, 1962, 1968.
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Conduct of the Course:
Teaching is interactive. On representative samples, students work independently, they record, graphically display, critically comment. On the basis of the obtained results they write seminar work, publicly present and defend it. |
Fund hours:
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Exercises |
Other forms of teaching |
Study research |
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Assessment:
| Final Exam |
ECTS |
| Oral Exam | 30 |
| Classwork Assessment |
ECTS |
| Class Participationа | 10 | | Practical Classes | 10 | | Seminars | 50 |
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Additional Assessment Criteria: - |
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