| SES # | TOPICS | INSTRUCTIONS | SUPPLEMENTAL FILES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Introduction | Microscope Care (PDF) Lab Notes (PDF) |
Hand Sample Properties Rubric (PDF) |
| 1 | Plagioclase, Olivine, Orthopyroxene, and Clinopyroxene | Lab 1a (PDF) Lab 1b (PDF) |
Olivine (PDF) Plagioclase (PDF) Pyroxene (PDF) |
| 2 | Feldspars, Amphiboles, and Sheet Silicates | Lab 2 (PDF) | K-spar (PDF) Amphiboles (PDF) Sheet Silicates (PDF) |
| 3 | Garnet, Quartz, Feldspathoids, Zeolites, and Anything else… | Lab 3 (PDF) | Garnet Group (PDF) Quartz (PDF) Feldspathoids (PDF) Zeolites (PDF) |
| 4 | Sumptuous Textures | Lab 4 (PDF) | |
| 5 | Mantle Rocks | Lab 5 (PDF) | Spinel Group (PDF) |
| 6 | Basalts | Lab 6 (PDF) | |
| 7 | Arc Volcanoes - A Case Study of Mt. Doom | Lab 7 (PDF) | Data (XLS) Stratigraphy (JPG) |
| 8 | Granites | Lab 8 (PDF) | |
| 9 | Sediment | Lab 9 (PDF) | |
| 10 | Lab Midterm | Each student will be given a hand sample and a thin section. You are supposed to write two pages describing them (e.g., identify minerals as much as you can and write down how you identify them, rock texture and implications of crystallization environment, cooling history and so on). It will be due on the same day. | |
| 11 | Hand Specimens of Metamorphic Rocks | Lab 11 (PDF) | |
| 12 | Progressive Metamorphism of Pelites | Lab 12 (PDF) | Image Gallery |
| 13 | Other Metamorphic Rocks | Lab 13 (PDF) | Image Gallery |
| 14 | Bonus Lab: More Metamorphic Rocks | Lab 14 (PDF) | Image Gallery |
| 15 | Lab Final Exam | Lab Final (PDF) |
