Basics of Mineralogy

The goals of the course are to acquaint students with the basic physical and chemical characteristics of the most common ore and petrogenic minerals and their internal structure; understanding the way minerals appear in nature, considering the possibility of their use as well as their macroscopic recognition based on their physical properties.

Acquiring the necessary knowledge about the basic physical and chemical characteristics of minerals from the non-silicate and silicate groups; Ability to determine basic mineral species and their mineral associations based on macroscopic characteristics; Obtaining the necessary knowledge to follow the teaching of other courses in the higher years of study in the field of geology

The history of the development of mineralogy as a science and mineral as a basic constituent of the lithosphere. General divisions and definitions in mineralogy. Characteristics of crystalline and amorphous matter. The way minerals appear in nature (crystals and crystalline aggregates, geode, druse, pseudomorphosis). Crystalline and amorphous matter. Boundary elements of crystalline matter and symmetry elements (axes, planes and center of symmetry). Crystal systems (tesseral, tetragonal, hexagonal, rhombohedral, rhombic, monoclinic and triclinic). Physical properties of minerals. The origin of minerals. Classification of minerals based on chemical composition. Native elements and minerals from the sulphide group. Minerals from the group of oxides, hydroxides and carbonates. Minerals from the group of sulfates, haloides, tungstates, molybdates, phosphates and borates. Structural groups of silicate minerals. Tectosilicates. Phyllosilicates and inosilicates. Cyclosilicates, sorosilicates and neosilicates.

1. Danilo Babič, 2003: Mineralogija, Izdavač - autor, Beograd

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2. Suzana Erić i Danilo Babič, 2014: Praktikum iz mineralogije, Univerzitet u Beogradu - Rudarsko-geološki fakultet, Beograd

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3. Milan Ilić i Stevan Karamata, 1978: Specijalna mineralogija, Prvi deo, Izdavačko - informativni centar studenata, Beograd

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4. Stevan Karamata, 1978: Specijalna mineralogija, Drugi deo, Izdavačko - informativni centar studenata, Beograd

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5. Deer, W.A., Howie, R.A., and Zussman, J., 1966: An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals: New York, John Wiley and Sons, 528p.

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Two colloquiums and an oral exam.

Theoretical teaching: lectures with Power Point presentations of each teaching unit.
Practical teaching: interactive with immediate practice with crystal models and minerals from the existing systematized collection of minerals.