She is Professor of Crystallography and Mineralogy of the Department Geology of the Oviedo University. She got Degree in Geological Sciences from the Oviedo University in 1978 and PhD in Geology from the same university in 1985. She is Gemologist from the Barcelona University and Fellowship Diploma from the Gemmological Association of Great Britain in 1990. She teaches crystallography in the Bachelor of Geology and courses about environmental mineralogy in the master of Geological Resources and Geological Engineering of the Geology Faculty of the Oviedo University. She published on optical properties of opaque minerals, crystal structure refinement of minerals, environmental mineralogy (atmospheric particles), physical and chemical characteristics of vermiculites and its application, geoarcheology

Provides a lucid introduction to crystalline materials such as terrestrial minerals

Enhances your understanding of Earth's processes both in the crust and mantle

Includes exercises that illustrate the basic concepts of crystallography

INTRODUCTION

GEOMETRIC CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

1.- INTRODUCTION TO CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
2.- PERIODICITY, CRYSTAL LATTICE, SYMBOLS AND NOTATIONS
3.- LATTICES AND SYMMETRY
4.- POINT SYMMETRY

5.- SPACE GROUPS

CRYSTALLOCHEMISTRY

6.- CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES. PACKING. COORDINATION

7.- BASIC MODELS OF CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES
8.- DEFECTS. DISLOCATIONS. ISOMORPHISM
9.- POLYMORPHISM. POLYMORPHIC TRANSFORMATIONS. ORDER-DISORDER TRANSFORMATIONS

CRYSTALPHYSIC

10.- RELATION BETWEEN SYMMETRY AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
11.- INTERACTION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES WITH CRYSTALS

12.- CRYSTALS AND LIGHT
13.- THE POLARIZATION MICROSCOPE
14.- OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF TRANSPARENT CRYSTALS AND MINERALS

15.- OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF OPAQUE CRYSTALS AND MINERALS

16.- ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, MECHANICAL AND ELASTIC PROPERTIES
17.- CRYSTALS, MINERALS AND X-RAYS

18.- BIBLIOGRAPHY

19.- EXERCISES

20.- QUESTIONNAIRES

21.- APPENDIX