2024-2025 / GEOL1037-1

Analytical mineralogy

Part A

Part B

Duration

Part A : 10h Th, 10h Pr
Part B : 5h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor in geology4 crédits  

Lecturer

Part A : Frédéric Hatert
Part B : Frédéric Hatert

Coordinator

Frédéric Hatert

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course contains 2 parts: Part A concerns X-ray powder diffraction and electron microscopy techniques, and Partim B concerns the interpretation of chemical anlyses of minerals.  

Part A

This course contains 5  chapters:

1. Production of X-rays

2. The structure factor

3. X-ray powder diffraction techniques

4. The scanning electron microscope

5. The electron microprobe

Part B

This course contains 6 chapters, and follows the first part of "Minéralogie analytique":

1. Chemical analyses of sulfides

2. Oxygenated minerals

3. Hydrated minerals

4. Fluorine- and chlorine-bearing minerals

5. Electron-microprobe analyses

6. The unit-cell content

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The aim of this course is to introduce the students to the main tool of the Mineralogist: X-ray diffraction techniques, as well as to the chemical analyses of minerals and to scanning electron microscopy. 

Part A

The aim of this course is to introduce the students to two main tools of the Mineralogist: X-ray diffraction techniques and the scanning electron microscope.

Part B

The aim of this course is to introduce the interpretation of chemical analyses of minerals. 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

The content of the course "Cristallographie et Minéralogie" must be known.

Part A

The content of the course "Cristallographie et Minéralogie" must be known.

Part B

The content of the course "Cristallographie et Minéralogie".

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Practicals: X-ray powder diffraction and interpretation of chemical analyses.

Part A

Practicals: X-ray powder diffraction and EDS spectroscopy.

Part B

Practicals: Interpretation of chemical analyses.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Further information:

Practicals are OBLIGATORY.

This lecture will be given in "Vintage Teatching" mode (see https://www.minera.uliege.be/ for more details).

Part A

Face-to-face course


Further information:

Practicals are OBLIGATORY.

This lecture will be given in "Vintage Teatching" mode (see https://www.minera.uliege.be/ for more details).

Part B

Face-to-face course


Further information:

Practicals are OBLIGATORY.

This lecture will be given in "Vintage Teatching" mode (see https://www.minera.uliege.be/ for more details).

Recommended or required readings

Buy the book: F Hatert. Minéralogie: connaître et reconnaître les minéraux. Editions Ellipses, Paris. Price 35 Euros.

Part A

Buy the book: F Hatert. Minéralogie: connaître et reconnaître les minéraux. Editions Ellipses, Paris. Price 35 Euros.

Part B

Buy the book: F Hatert. Minéralogie: connaître et reconnaître les minéraux. Editions Ellipses, Paris. Price 35 Euros.

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )


Further information:

No partial dispense.

Part A

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )


Further information:

Written examination for theory. Practical examination on the identification of minerals by powder X-ray diffraction.

No partial dispense.

Part B

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )


Further information:

Written examination on chemical analyses problems.

 No partial dispense.

Work placement(s)

None.

Part A

None.

Part B

None.

Organizational remarks

Laptops, tablets and mobile phones forbidden.

 

Some parts of this lecture will be given in "Vintage Teaching" mode.

For more details on this teaching method, visit the website: https://www.minera.uliege.be/ 

Part A

Laptops, tablets and mobile phones forbidden.
 

This lecture will be given in "Vintage Teaching" mode.

For more details on this teaching method, visit the website: https://www.minera.uliege.be/ 

Part B

Laptops, tablets and mobile phones forbidden.

 

Some parts of this lecture will be given in "Vintage Teaching" mode.

For more details on this teaching method, visit the website: https://www.minera.uliege.be/ 

Contacts

Professor Frédéric HATERT
fhatert@ulg.ac.be
04/366.21.43




Assistant Martin Depret
04/366.22.28
Martin.Depret@uliege.be

Part A

Professor Frédéric HATERT
fhatert@ulg.ac.be
04/366.21.43




Assistant Martin Depret
04/366.22.28
Martin.Depret@uliege.be

Part B

Professor Frédéric HATERT
fhatert@ulg.ac.be
04/366.21.43




Assistant Martin Depret
04/366.22.28
Martin.Depret@uliege.be

Association of one or more MOOCs

Items online

Part B

Molecular weights
Molecular weights

Analytic mineralogy
Analytic mineralogy