Mineralogy and Crystallography Course
This course equips geologists with essential mineralogy and crystallography skills. Explore crystal symmetry, optical properties, XRD analysis, petrographic microscopy, and spectroscopy. Confidently identify minerals, interpret metamorphic rocks, and make precise field and lab decisions using proven techniques and workflows.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain hands-on skills to identify minerals using crystal structure methods. Understand how symmetry influences habit, cleavage, hardness, density, and optics. Master XRD, microscopy, and spectroscopy for accurate sample analysis. Follow clear workflows and decision trees for efficient field-to-lab mineral identification.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Master crystal optics by linking symmetry to colour, birefringence, and extinction.
- Apply practical XRD techniques to index peaks, refine cells, and verify minerals.
- Develop petrographic skills to interpret texture, cleavage, and interference colours.
- Use spectroscopy tools like IR, Raman, and EPMA-EDS for mineral verification.
- Design efficient workflows for field-to-lab metamorphic mineral identification.
Suggested summary
Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.What our students say
FAQs
Who is Elevify? How does it work?
Do the courses have certificates?
Are the courses free?
What is the course workload?
What are the courses like?
How do the courses work?
What is the duration of the courses?
What is the cost or price of the courses?
What is an online course and how does it work?
PDF Course