Crystal Structure, Coordination Number & Polyhedra, Pauling's Rules, Bonding- Mineralogy

This course explains how ion size and coordination number determine mineral structures, introducing coordination polyhedra, silicate arrangements, Pauling’s rules, mineral bonding, and solid-solution substitutions.

Syllabus

Common ions in minerals
how ion size affects mineral structure
Atomic arrangements coordination polyhedra
Coordination number & polyhedra practice!
Silicate structures
Paulings rules
The coordination principle
The electrostatic valency principle
Sharing polyhedral elements I
Sharing polyhedral elements II
The principle of parsimony
Forces that hold crystals together
Chemical bond types
Atomic substitution or solid solution
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