Optical Mineralogy

Synopsis

A CAL module in five units on optical mineralogy: Introduction; Basic concepts (the nature of light, the petrological microscope); Optical studies under plane-polarised light (shape, cleavage, refractive index, relief, colour, absorption scheme); Cross-polarised light studies (interference of light, extinction, twinning, birefrigence, optical indicatrix, interference figures); Mineral identification. Approximately 4 hours of teaching material, intended as a complement to lectures and practicals.

Series

UK Earth Science Courseware Comsortium, Tltp Project

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; CD-ROM. PC Windows and Apple Macintosh (separate versions). Computer program. Floppy disk. PC Windows and Apple Macintosh (separate versions).

Year of production

1995

Availability

Sale; 1996 sale: £30.00 (floppy disk) 1996 sale: £60.00 (CD-ROM containing all modules)

Notes

Available to UK higher education institutions.

Uses

1st- and 2nd-year undergraduate earth sciences.

Subjects

Geology

Keywords

computer-assisted learning; geology teaching; microscopy; mineralogy; Teaching & Learning Technology Programme

Credits

Writer

Dave Emley; George Rowbotham; Graham Lees

Distribution Formats

Type

CD-ROM

Production Company

Name

UK Earth Science Courseware Consortium

Distributor

Name

University of Manchester

Email

ukescc@man.ac.uk

Phone

0161-275 3820

Fax

URL: http://info.mcc.ac.uk/geology.html

Address

Department of Earth Sciences
Manchester
M13 9PL

Notes

Contact: Dr W T C Sowerbutts (4/96)