The crystallization process: thermodynamic and kinetic aspects. |
Differences between nucleation and crystal growth.Crystal growth kinetics. Structural aspects. |
Geometric crystallography: Periodicity and symmetry in the crystals. |
Two-dimensional lattices. Point symmetry. Schoenflies and Hermann-Mauguin notations of point symmetry elements and clases. Bravais lattices. Microscopic symmetry Space groups. Miller indices and zone axes. Fractional coordinates |
Isotopes in Geology: Measuring the geological time with radiactive isotopes.
Analyzing kinetic processes by fractionation of stable isotopes. |
Radioactive isotopes and stable isotopes. Isotopic dating techniques. The Isochrone method. Kinetic tracking of processes using stable isotopic techniques. Notation and units. Rayleigh fractionation. |