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BELLATRECCIA FABIO
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THE COURSE IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE TOOLS AND METHODS FOR THE STUDY OF ROCKS-FORMING MINERALS. AFTER A RECALL OF THE BASIC CONCEPTS OF STRUCTURAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, THE MOST IMPORTANT MINERALS IN GEOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS, IN PARTICULAR THE SILICATES, WILL BE STUDIED FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THEIR SYSTEMATIC AND CRISTAL-CHEMICAL ASPECTS. THE USE OF NATURAL MATERIALS IN INDUSTRY, TECHNOLOGY AND IN CULTURAL HERITAGE WILL BE ALSO TREATED. THE BASICAL ELEMENTS OF MODERN TECHNIQUES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF MINERALS AND FOR THE USE OF QUANTITATIVE DATA IN MINERALOGY WILL BE GIVEN.
(reference books)
A. MOTTANA: FONDAMENTI DI MINERALOGIA GEOLOGICA. ZANICHELLI, BOLOGNA. DEER, WA, HOWIE, RA E ZUSSMAN, J: INTRODUZIONE AI MINERALI CHE COSTITUISCONO LE ROCCE. ZANICHELLI, BOLOGNA. C. KLEIN: MINERALOGIA. ZANICHELLI, BOLOGNA. M.D. DYAR, M.E. GUNTHER, D. TASA: MINERALOGY AND OPTICAL MINERALOGY. MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA.
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