Wendy Panero
Geological Sciences
Ohio State University-Main Campus
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Activities (3)
Research Project for Mineralogy part of Mineralogy:Activities
The assignment allows for open ended exploration of a topic of interest in geosciences in which one or more mineral's chemistry and/or crystal structure is significant to understanding that geoscience problem. ...
Mineral composition using XRF (EDS or microprobe) part of Mineralogy:Activities
At the end of this exercise you will be able to calculate chemical formula of a mineral based on weight percent oxides, and evaluate the extent of solid solution between end member compositions.
Exploring Crystal Structures with XtalDraw part of Mineralogy:Activities
This exercise uses publicly available resources to visualize mineral structures in three dimensions on the computer, including symmetry, the use of polyhedral modeling and linking, and the effects of solid ...
Courses (2)
Mineralogy part of Course Design:Goals Database
All scientists, industrialists, economists, environmentalists need to know something about mineralogy and mineral occurrences on Earth. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and meteorites consist mainly of minerals. ...
Mineralogy part of Course Design:Goals Database
All scientists, industrialists, economists, environmentalists need to know something about mineralogy and mineral occurrences on Earth. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and meteorites consist mainly of minerals. ...