Directed Discovery of Crystal Structures part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography:Directed Discovery of Crystal Structures
David Mogk and Kent Ratajeski Published Jan. 25, 2005 Description This contribution is modified from a published exercise "Directed Discovery of Crystal Structures Using Ball-and-Stick Models" [Mogk, ...

Diamond part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography:Directed Discovery of Crystal Structures
Download the structure for interactive viewing Choose one of the options below, based on which program you want to view the structure with. For viewing with the demo version of CrystalMaker (more info) , Show ...

Using XtalDraw to Make Animated GIF's part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography
Robert Downs, University of Arizona One of the most famous and most studied phase transitions in minerals is the transformation of quartz from the α to the β phase as a function of temperature. At around ...

Physical vs. Virtual Models part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography
Do students prefer physical, hands-on crystal structure models (e.g., physical ball-and-stick and polyhedral types) or those generated by the computer? Does its depend on which concepts the models are being used ...

Crystallography Home part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography
Introduction Perception and understanding of three dimensional crystal structures is a source of difficulty for many introductory students of mineralogy. Traditionally, physical models of crystal structures (e.g., ...

Tutorials part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography
These pages contain brief tutorials supporting the visualization programs for imaging and manipulating crystal structures. The tutorial pages are listed by the visualization program they support. CrystalMaker ...

Example Exercises and Activities part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography
Directed Discovery of Crystal Structures David Mogk and Kent Ratajeski In this exercise, students download crystal structures for viewing and manipulation with visualization software. By answering a series of ...

Crystal Structures as Geobarometers part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography:Cpx Geobarometer
Kent Ratajeski Published Jan. 4, 2005 Description This exercise is based on the recent formulation of a geobarometer based on the crystal structure of clinopyroxene (Nimis, 1995; 1998; 1999). This method relates ...

Identifying Minerals with Chemical and Crystallographic Data part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography:Identifying Minerals Using Chemical and Crystallographic Data
Kent Ratajeski Published Jan. 25, 2005 Description In this exercise, crystal structure data for a variety of unknown minerals are downloaded and entered into a visualization program (either XtalDraw or ...

Order/Disorder Within Crystal Structures as a Function of Temperature part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography:Olivine Structure at High Temperatures
Kent Ratajeski Published Jan. 25, 2005 Description HideThe olivine unit cell. Crystallographic sites house Si (black), O (red), and the M1 (brown) and M2 (orange) cations (Mg and Fe). Details This exercise is ...