| 1 | The importance of optical mineralogy. Light and wave properties of light. Features of minerals under the polarized light. Behavior of light under enviroments with different densities. | [1] s.1-5, [2] s.120-125, [3] s. 289-295 |
| 2 | Principles of thin section preparation and working with polarized light microscope. Basic concepts of optical mineralogy. Motion of light in isotropic and anisotropic environments. Refraction and reflection. | [1] s. 4, [2] s. 121-125, [3] s. 291- 40-48. |
| 3 | The principles of mineral determination and orthoscopic study in microscope. Parallel nicol properties, differentiation of opaque - transparent minerals. Color, Pleochroism. | [1] s. 9, [2] s.122-126. |
| 4 | Parallel Nicole features. Cleavage - crack, relief, Becke line method, the relative refractive index determination, inclusion, decomposition. | [1] s. 5-10, [2] s. 122-126, [4] s. 91-150. |
| 5 | Cross Nicole features, isotropic - anisotropic separation, and determination of birefrigence colors. | [1] s, 11- 21, [2] s. 124-127, [3] s. 294-296. |
| 6 | Cross Nicole features, Extinction and species extinction, extension, determination of sign and figure of optical axis. The concept of the optical indicatrix. | [1] s. 11- 21, [2] s. 124-129, [3] s. 294-296. |
| 7 | Conoscopic determinations, Uniaxial - Biaxial mineral separation, figures and the determination of the optical sign of uniaxial minerals and laboratory applications. | [1] s. 11- 21, [2] s. 130-137, [3] s. 294-296. |
| 8 | Conoscopic determinations, determination of optical figures of biaxial minerals, the determination of 2V relative angle and dispersion. | [1] s. 11- 21, [2] s. 130-137, [3] s. 294-296. |
| 9 | Mid-term exam week. Optical properties of rock forming minerals and mineral groups, Silica group and laboratory applications. | [1] s. 101-108, [5] s. 128-133 |
| 10 | Optical properties of rock forming minerals and mineral groups, Feldspar group, Mica group, and laboratory applications. | [1] s. 177- 193 s. 238-247, [5] s. 138-151-166-176. |
| 11 | Optical properties of rock forming minerals and mineral groups, Pyroxene group, Amphibole group, olivine group, garnet and laboratory applications. | [1] s. 257- 289 s. 121-155 s. 252-256, [5] s. 184-220 |
| 12 | Optical properties of the secondary minerals, With Chlorite, sericite, clay, Epidote group and laboratory applications. | [1] s. 216-223 s.211-214 s. 168-175. |
| 13 | Secondary minerals, calcite, sphene (titanium), rutile, zircon, apatite and tourmaline. | [1] s. 84- 98- 75- 111- 115- 307. |
| 14 | Review and polarizing microscope laboratory applications. | |