1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	45
Practicum	45

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

Course objectives:
Get to know crystal-chemical properties of non-silicate and silicate minerals. To recognize different mineral species in macroscopic samples based on their physical properties. To recognize basic mineral associations in macroscopic samples. To familiarize with basic uses in modern-day technologies of the most important mineral species.

Course content (syllabus):
1) Historical principles of mineral classification. Crystal-chemical classification of minerals.
2) Elements.
3) Sulphides.
4) Oxides.
5) Halogenides.
6) Carbonates.
7) Nitrates, iodates and borates.
8) Sulphates.
9) Phosphates.
10) Molibdates, tungstenates and organic minerals.
11) Nesosilicates.
12) Sorosilicates and cyclosilicates.
13) Inosilicates.
14) Phyllosilicates.
15) Tectosilicates.

1. Sistematska mineralogija - mineralogija nesilikata, Bermanec, V. (1999): Sistematska mineralogija - mineralogija nesilikata, Targa, Zagreb, 264 str., Bermanec, V., Targa, Zagreb, 1999.
2. Sistematska mineralogija - mineralogija silikata, Slovenec, D. Bermanec, V. (2003): Sistematska mineralogija - mineralogija silikata, Denona, Zagreb. 359 str., Slovenec, D. Bermanec, V., Denona, Zagreb, 2003.
3. Minerals their Constitution and Origin, Wenk, H.-R. Bulakh, A. (2006): Minerals their Constitution and Origin, Cambridge University Press, 672 str., Wenk, H.-R. Bulakh, A., Cambridge University Press, 2006.
4. Mineralogy A Geologist's Point of View, Hibbard, M.J. (2001): Mineralogy A Geologist's Point of View, McGraw-Hill Science, 576 str., Hibbard, M.J., McGraw-Hill Science, 2001.

Mandatory course - Regular study - Geology