Photomicrograph of gabbro from Mt. Megantic, Monteregian Hills, 40X, crossed-polars |
Igneous and
Metamorphic Petrology Laboratory
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Schedule |
Class Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Assignment |
1/23 | Review of optical crystallography. Identification of minerals in thin section. | Thin Section Microscopy | Identification of minerals in thin section |
1/30 | Hand specimen identification of igneous rocks | Chapter 2 - PowerPoint (Winter) | Identify igneous rocks in hand specimen |
2/6 | Rocks in thin section - Gabbros & peridotites | Chapter 3 - PowerPoint (Winter) | Prepare a petrographic report for each specimen. |
2/13 | Rocks in thin section - Basalts, diorites, and andesites | Prepare a petrographic report for each specimen. | |
2/27 | Rocks in thin section - Nepheline syenite, phonolite, monzonite, and latite | Prepare a petrographic report for each specimen. | |
3/5 | Rocks in thin section - Syenites and extrusive silicic rocks | Prepare a petrographic report for each specimen. | |
3/26 | Rocks in thin section - Granite family | Prepare a petrographic report for each specimen. | |
4/2 | Hand specimen identification of metamorphic rocks | Classification of metamorphic rocks | Identify metamorphic rocks in hand specimen |
4/9 | Rocks in thin section - Metamorphic rocks I | Chapter 22 - PowerPoint (Winter) | Prepare a petrographic report for each specimen. |
4/23 | Rocks in thin section - Metamorphic rocks II | Prepare a petrographic report for each specimen. | |
4/30 | Rocks in thin section - Metamorphic rocks III | Prepare a petrographic report for each specimen. | |
5/7 | Lab Final | Write petrographic reports for two unknown rock specimens. Two hour time limit. |