Applied Mineralogy and Petrology

A Lab Manual for EART2231 at the University of Western Australia

An online resource for the Mineralogy and Petrology component of EART2231 - Earth Materials - at the University of Western Australia.

Authors

Jason Bennett

Marco Fiorentini

Anthony Kemp

Charter Mathison

Published

27 Dec 2023

Welcome

This lab manual covers the introductory topics for the Mineralogy and Petrology component of EART2231 - Earth Materials, for Semester 1 2023 at the University of Western Australia. This is not intended to be a comprehensive guide on these subjects, but a curated ‘launch pad’ from which we can direct you to further available resources.

License

Applied Mineralogy and Petrology by Jason Bennett, Marco Fiorentini, Anthony Kemp, and Charter Mathison is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

This manual was written in Quarto Markdown, and contains executable code blocks. All text and supporting code is available on github at orthospar/AppMinPet.

Acknowledgements

The material contained here has been built upon the following coursework notes and handbooks compiled by C.I. Mathison for use with previous Earth Science courses at UWA:

  • “Polarising Microscopy of Minerals and Rocks” (Yellow Book) compiled by Dr Charter Mathison
  • “Mineralogy and Igneous Petrology” (Blue Book) compiled by Dr Charter Mathison
  • “Practical Mineralogy and Petrology” (Orange Book) compiled by Dr Charter Mathison

Copies of these (and some other reference texts) are available in the Second Year Lab or via request.

Downloads

This document is a work in progress, and will be continuously updated. Nevertheless, downloads are available via the link at the top left of the page. If you do download a copy of this text, please check the homepage periodically for newer versions. Any comments and suggestions (spotted some typos?) can be added via the built-in tools in the online version, edited and pushed via github, or alternatively you can send me an email.