Vorlesung/Übung: Quantitative Mineral Analysis by XRD (Rietveld-Method) - Details

General information

Course name	Vorlesung/Übung: Quantitative Mineral Analysis by XRD (Rietveld-Method)
Course number	GEO.07391
Semester	SoSe 2026
Current number of participants	4
Home institute	Mineralogie und Geochemie
Courses type	Vorlesung/Übung in category Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
Next date	Tuesday, 09.06.2026 12:00 - 14:00, Room: PC 4 3.34 [VSP 4]
Pre-requisites	Fundamental knowledge in crystallography and crystal chemistry Fundamental knowledge in the field of laboratory techniques for earth and material science
Performance record	Projektarbeitsbericht/Hausarbeit
Lehrsprache(n)	Deutsch
Studiengänge (für)	MA AGeo
SWS	2

Lehrende

• PD Dr. Stefan Stöber
• Prof. Dr. Christiane Stephan-Scherb

Rooms and times

PC 4 3.34 [VSP 4]

Tuesday: 12:00 - 14:00, weekly (15x)

Fields of study

• Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät III - Agrarwiss., Geowiss. und Informatik > Institut für Geowissenschaften und Geographie
• Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät III - Agrarwiss., Geowiss. und Informatik
• Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät III - Agrarwiss., Geowiss. und Informatik > Institut für Geowissenschaften und Geographie > Master Angewandte Geowissenschaften ("Applied Geosciences")

Module assignments

• Geowissenschaften Angew. Geowissensch.MA120, Akkreditierungsfassung valid from WS 2021/22 > Technische Mineralogie > GEO.07391.01 - Quantitative Mineral Analysis by XRD (Rietveld-Method), valid from WS 2021/22 > LV 1: Vorlesung (Vorlesung)

Comment/Description

Theoretical and practical course for the use of X-ray diffraction as an fundamental analytical tool in earth and material science.

Topics are:
- Measuring of X-ray diffraction data
- Data treatment
- Data analysis using commercial and free software tools
- Qualitative analysis of phases in natural and man made systems
- Quantitative analysis of mineral phases in natural and technical material systems
- Structure analysis using least square fitting methods
- Analysis of structure-property relations by X-ray diffraction

The course contains lab experiments and computer based analysis methods. The examination is a protocol for one research question/analysis of choice during the course.