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GSCI 310 - Mineralogy
Fort Hays State University
Fall 2010

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Lecture #17

Lecture #17 Podcast
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  • Quizzes 5-10 are also now posted. They are due by 5:00pm on the date of Exam #2, 10/12/09.

    Themes of the Day:

    • Introduction: Crystallization Processes
    • Mineral Stability
    • Mineral Nucleation

    Introduction: Crystallization Processes

    • Under what conditions do minerals form?
    • The Rock Cycle
      • What determines which minerals are formed?
      • How do minerals nucleate and grow?
      • What types of defects are produced in mineral structures?
      • What structural changes occur after crystallization?

    Mineral Stability

    Mineral Nucleation

    • Homogeneous Nucleation
      • Nucleation Energy - embryo growth or dissolution
      • Undercooling
      • Critical Growth Radius
    • Heterogeneous Nucleation

    Next up: Crystal Growth

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    GSCI 310 - Mineralogy
    Dr. Ron Schott, Assistant Professor of Geology
    Fort Hays State University - Geosciences Dept.
    600 Park Street, Hays, KS  67601-4099
    Phone: (785)628-5348  Fax: (785)628-4096
    E-mail: rschott@fhsu.edu
    Web: http://hays.outcrop.org/schott/
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