Date |
Lab |
Topic |
Reading |
Week 1 | Lab#1 | Common igneous minerals and textures | Chapter 1, 2, and 3 and Handout (Fabrics of Igneous rocks) |
Week 2 | Lab#2 | Classification of igneous rocks | Chapter 2 and handouts (Common mineral associations) |
Week 3 | Lab #3 | Layered mafic intrusions (Stillwater complex) | Chapter 12 |
Week 4 | Lab #4 | Mafic igneous rock suites of Hawaii | Chapter 14 and handouts |
Week 5 | Lab #5 | Oral exam on rocks and thin-sections | |
Week 6 | Lab #6 | Common metamorphic minerals and textures | Chapter 21, 22, and 23 |
Week 7 | Lab #7 | Classification of metamorphic rocks | Chapter 24, 25, and 26 |
Week 8 | Lab #8 | Alta Stock | Woodford et.al, Vogel et.al, Muller et.al chapter 29 |
Week 9 | Lab #9 | Alta Stock | |
Week 10 | Lab #9 | Alta Stock |