Mineralogy course 2081 at LSU

I had a feeling it was boring, easy A though?

It is all about memorization, you will need to know your crystal structures backward and forward. I had the most trouble memorizing the chemical composition of the minerals; however, now that I look back at the course if you spend your time learning the chemical make-up of the various categories (silicates, amphiboles, and sulfates) the rest will fall into place fairly logically. Dutrow can be a killer, and do not expect the grad students to be much help, mine sucked. Finally, make sure you spend extra time in the lab looking at the samples and see if the TA’s will stay late or meet you later in the lab, they should be able to give you some good advice and many times some good “tips”.

As far as its usefullness in the industry, I do not agree with LSUGradman. With the emergence of the shale plays, mineralogy is becoming a lot more important. No one understands these plays and why they make as much hydrocarbons as they do, and no one has developed a method to estimate either GIP/OIP or recoverable hydrocarbons.

thanks for the input, both of you