Mineralogy

Code:

EMG2102

Acronym:

MIN

Instance: 2006/2007 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Mining Engineering Department
Course/CS Responsible:	Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEMG	18	Plano Oficial EMG a partir de 2003	2	3	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course focuses its aims on the presentation and development of the following fundamental items:
- The concept of mineral and most importantly of crystal structure;
- Knowledge of the main criteria of mineral systematic and the main groups of minerals
- Development of summarized identification of the most common minerals on the crust
- Main rocks’ ore and minerals
- Recognition and understanding of the mineral transformations
- Presentation and discussion of simple thermodynamic models to explain spontaneous mineral transformations
- Use of such knowledge in constructing and reading phase balance diagrams

Mandatory literature

Dana, James D.; Manual of mineralogy. ISBN: 0-471-82182-9
Madureira, C.; Leite, A.; Vila, C., ; Mineralogia, Departamento de Minas, FEUP, 1994

Complementary Bibliography

Leinz, V.; Campos, J., ; Guia para determinação de minerais
Ferraz de Carvalho; Identificação e determinação de minerais
Putnis, Andrew; Introduction to mineral sciences. ISBN: 0-521-42947-1
Leinz, V.; Campos, J., ; Guia para determinação de minerais, Companhia editora Nacional, São Paulo. , 1979
Battey, M.; Pring, A., ; Mineralogy for students, 3ª edição. Longman, 1997
Ferraz de Carvalho, A.; Identificação e determinação de minerais, 2ª edição. Porto editora. , 1951

Teaching methods and learning activities

Further than the exposition of theoretical contents, this course tries to develop in the students observation abilities directed to identifying mineral samples. Thus, both theoretical and practical classes take place in classrooms with a wide variety of samples of rocks and minerals, as well as preparations of rocks for microscopic observation. If possible, there will be a field class to observe the natural conditions where there are minerals and where we can collect samples.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	70,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

To attain frequency, the students must attend 75% of practical classes. The course will have distributed evaluation without consultation and will be done with:
- Two theoretical mini-tests;
- Presentation of a monographic assignment on themes of the program;
- Reports on practical assignments.
The final classification will be calculated with the following formula:
(M+2T+R)/4

M – Monographic assignment; T – mean of the two mini-tests; R – mean of the reports on the practical assignments

The classification improvement done with the previous formula will be done with a final exam – theoretical and practical – whose grades will replace T and P on the calculation formula, being the monographic assignment and the reports’ grade kept.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Special evaluation students will be evaluated with a final exam mentioned above. These students are dismissed from delivering the practical assignments’ reports but not from the monographic assignment.

Observations

Given that this is a continuous evaluation course, there is no re-sit exam.

Language of instruction: Portuguese.