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| Earth Sciences 310a/b Mineral Chemistry and Physics |
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Study of crystal structure, crystal chemistry, and stability of rock-forming minerals. Theory of atomic substitutions of major and trace elements in minerals. Advanced topics include crystal field theory, X-ray powder diffraction. Mineral physics includes elastic properties, bulk and shear moduli, density, band theory, lattice defects and transport properties. |
| Prerequisites: Earth Sciences 205a, 206b, 230b, or the former Earth Sciences 210. |
| 2 lecture hours, 3 laboratory hours, half course. |
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