MINERAL MATTER Teaching unitCourses:PHYSICAL GEOLOGYYear: Year 1 of Bachelor's in Environmental ScienceDegree: Bachelor's in Environmental ScienceDescriptionBasic crystallography, properties of the mineral matter and main mineralogical groups.ObjectivesDescribe the structure of the materials that make up Earth's crustGain knowledge of crystallography (symmetry elements), minerals (most common groups: sulfides and sulfosalts, halides, oxides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates and silicates) and rocks, how to distinguish and classify them.To distinguish the mineralogical and rock groups, highlighting its petrogenetic rolRecognition in the field of geological and geomorphological structures, minerals and rocks.SubjectsLecture topicsStructure of the mineralsMinerals propertiesDescriptive mineralogyLaboratory topicsGeometric crystallography. Crystal systemsRecognition of minerals