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Single crystal X-ray diffractometer study of carbonate minerals and its relationship to their unit cells part of Teaching Activities
James MacDonald, Florida Gulf Coast University
In this activity, undergraduate students will prepare carbonate samples (calcite and rhodochrosite) for analysis by a single crystal X-ray diffractometer (SCXRD). The SCXRD analysis will determine the unit cell ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:X-ray Techniques, Systematic Mineralogy:Carbonates, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Crystal Chemistry, Mineral Analysis
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Mineral Identification via Remote SEM Analysis part of Mineralogy:Activities
Rosemary Hickey-Vargas, Florida International University; Sven Holbik, Florida International University; Sven Holbik and Rosemary Hickey-Vargas, Florida International University
This lab uses the remote capabilities of a scanning electron microscope (SEM) with an energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) available through the Florida Center for Analytical Electron Microscopy (FCAEM; ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:X-ray Techniques, Mineral Analysis
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Extending Mineralogy by Electron Microprobe Analysis part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
John Goodge, University of Minnesota-Duluth
This lab is designed to be a highly interactive lab session for a petrology course, where instructors provide a minimal level of essential background and then the entire group works together to explore mineral ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Activities:Lab Activity, Project
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Geochemical Analysis, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Mineral Analysis, X-ray Techniques, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Elements, Geoscience:Geology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Bragg's Law part of Deep Earth:Activities
Glenn Richard, SUNY at Stony Brook
"ON A COLD WINTER DAY IN DECEMBER, 1955, Robert Wentorf Jr. walked down to the local food co-op in Niskayuna, New York, and bought a jar of his favorite crunchy peanut butter. This was no ordinary shopping ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics:Mineral Physics, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:X-ray Techniques
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Weathering of Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary Rocks in a Semi-Arid Climate - An Engineering Application of Petrology part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
Wendy Harrison, National Science Foundation; Ric Wendlandt, Colorado School of Mines
Students examine soils developed on igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks near Denver, Colorado. The 2-week exercise includes sample collection, description, and preparation, determining clay mineralogy by ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Field Activity, Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Volcanology, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:X-ray Techniques, Geoscience:Geology:Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology:Geochemistry, Igneous Processes, Metamorphic Processes, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry:Geochemical Analysis, Geoscience:Geology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Better Living Through Minerals: X-Ray Diffraction of Household Products part of Mineralogy:Activities
Barb Dutrow, Louisiana State University
X-ray diffraction is a quick and valuable tool for identifying minerals. Minerals are an integral portion of our everyday life, in addition to composing our planet! They help bring electricity into our homes and ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:X-ray Techniques, Crystallography, Geoscience:Geology
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Making Solid Solutions with Alkali Halides (and Breaking Them) part of Mineralogy:Activities
John Brady, Smith College
In this exercise, the class will grow a variety of crystals of the same mineral, but with different chemical compositions. These crystals will be made from mixtures of halite eNaCI)and sylvite (KCI) that are melted ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Mineral Analysis, Crystallography, Geoscience:Geology, Geology:Mineralogy:X-ray Techniques
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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A Term-Long Mineralogy Lab Practical Exam part of Mineralogy:Activities
Kurt Hollocher, Union College- New York
This term-long project involves identifying a set of 65 mineral hand samples by their distinguishing characteristics.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Project
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:X-ray Techniques, Mineral Analysis, Physical Properties
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Exploring Crystal Structures with XtalDraw part of Mineralogy:Activities
Wendy Panero, Ohio State University-Main Campus
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 ...

Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Writing Assignment
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:X-ray Techniques, Crystallography, Crystal Chemistry, Geoscience:Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Research Project for Mineralogy part of Mineralogy:Activities
Wendy Panero, Ohio State University-Main Campus
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. ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project, Lab Activity, Writing Assignment, Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Physical Properties, Optical Mineralogy, X-ray Techniques, Mineral Analysis, Phase Equilibria/Thermodynamics, Environmental Mineralogy, Geoscience:Geology, Geology:Environmental Geology, Mineralogy:Biomineralogy, Crystal Chemistry, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy, Mineralogy:Crystallography
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review