Petrology

Labs

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)