1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	45
Practicum	30

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

1. Brief history of mineralogy, definition of minerals, three-dimensional periodic structure, crystal lattice, unit cell, crystal systems, morphology, symmetry elements of crystal polyhedra, crystal form, habit, zone, third law of crystallography (law of zones), first law of crystallography (law of constancy of interfacial angles
2. Spheric projection, stereographic projection, drawing stereographic projection, Wulff net, indexing of faces and directions on a crystal (Weissovi coefficient, Millerovi indices), second law of crystallography (law of rational ratio of parameters), zonal equations
3. Point groups (crystal classes), Herman-Maugin symbols, point group names, stereographic projections of symmetry elements, forms from holohedry of the triclinic, monoclinic, orthorhombic, tetragonal and hexagonal system
4. Forms and stereographic projections of the cubic system (holohedry, tetrahedral and pentagonal hemihedry)
5. Complementary forms, pseudosymmetry, pseudoforms, problems in determining the symmetry, definition of crystal structures, atomic coordinates, internal symmetry elements, unit cells, Bravais lattices, space groups, International Tables for Crystallography
6. Dependence of crystal structures on chemical bonds, coordination number and coordination polyhedra, structures of diamond, halite, fluorite and spinel, isomorphism, polymorphism, polytypism, pseudomorphism, mineraloids
7. Crystal morphology, solid solutions, exsolution, structural defects, twins, overview of the most common methods used for mineral analysis (X-ray diffraction analysis)
8. Overview of the most common methods used for mineral analysis (electron microscopy, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, chemical analytical techniques)
9. Physical properties of minerals: habit, aggregates, density, hardness, cleavage, parting, fracture, tenacity, colour, luminescence, streak, lustre, electrical, magnetic and other properties
10. Overview of the most common methods used for mineral analysis (optical microscopy and optical properties of minerals)
11.-15. Crystallochemical classification of minerals, overview of the most important (most abundant) minerals and their properties, occurrences and impact on the environment.

1. Sistematska mineralogija - Mineralogija nesilikata, V. Bermanec, Targa, Zagreb, 1999.
2. Sistematska mineralogija - Mineralogija silikata, D. Slovenec, V. Bermanec, Denona, Zagreb, 2003.
3. Opća mineralogija, D. Slovenec, Targa, Zagreb, 2011.
4. Earth Materials - Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology, C. Klein, A. Philpotts, Cambrige University Press, New York, 2013.
5. Environmental Mineralogy, D.J. Vaughan, R.A. Wogelius, EMU Notes in Mineralogy. Eötvös University Press, Budapest, 2000.

Mandatory course - Regular study - Environmental Sciences