Optical Mineralogy Lab Handouts (Ge 114b people)

upgraded for 2012-2013

 

These lab exercises will be set up in room 267 Arms.
You should download a copy of these lab handouts.  They are stored in MS Word 2003 format.

Optical Lab

 

Short Title

First Lab Day

Duration

Last Lab Day

Lab Due Date

Lab 1

Introduction to microscope

Oct 3

1 week

Oct 9

Oct 14

Lab 2

Orthoscopic examination

Oct 10

1 week

Oct 17

Oct 17

Lab 3

Uniaxial optics

Oct 17

1 week

Oct 24

Oct 24

Lab 4

Biaxial optics

Oct 24

1 week

Oct 31

Oct 31

Lab 5

Common Minerals

Oct 31

2 weeks

Nov 14

Nov 14

Lab 6

Raman spectroscopy*

Nov 14  (356 Arms)

1 week

Nov 21

Nov 21

Lab 7

Infrared spectroscopy*

Nov 21  (354 Arms)

1 week

Nov 28

Nov 28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* we will need multiple lab

 

 

 

 

 

sessions in the Raman and IR lab