651-3600-00L Microscopy of Rocks Fundamentals
Semester | Spring Semester 2019 |
Lecturers | M. W. Schmidt, M. G. Fellin |
Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
Language of instruction | German |
Comment | Number of participants limited to 48. Course with required attendance. Unexcused absence can lead to exclusion from the course. |
Abstract | Use of the polarizing microscope to indentify minerals and to give a rock its proper name. Application of the main optical properties to recognize and name the common rock-forming minerals and structures in magmatic, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. |
Objective | Ready to use the polarisation microscope for a rock series as may e.g. be required in the BSc thesis. Ability to identify unknown minerals on the basis of their optical properies. |
Content | see above |
Lecture notes | Skript of ~50 pages as handout in 1st lecture |
Prerequisites / Notice | First course in microscopy. This course is required for all further microscopy courses. Presence is obligatory ! Obligatory homework |