| EENS 2120 |
Spring Semester 2018 |
Petrology |
| Instructor: Stephen A. Nelson |
Room 208 Blessey Hall |
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| email: snelson@tulane.edu | Office Hours - By Appointment | |
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Laboratory Instructor: Cari Rand -crand1@tulane.edu
I. COURSE GOALS & OBJECTIVES Since Rocks are the basic building blocks of the Earth, this course is designed to give the student a fundamental background in rocks, necessary to understand the Earth. The student will learn the principles behind rock forming processes and will learn to examine rocks in hand specimen and thin section, both as a means of identifying and describing the rocks and as a means of extracting clues to formulate hypotheses about how the rocks formed in nature. II. TEXTBOOKS
An Introduction to the Rock Forming Minerals, 2nd Ed., by Deer, Howie & Zussman (DHZ)
Petrography, 2nd Edition by H. Williams, F.J. Turner, and C.M.
Gilbert: (WTG) |
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III. COURSE GRADING The course grade will be determined on the basis of the number of points scored out of a possible 1000 points. These points will be apportioned as follows: |
Homework and Labs 15% Lab Midterm 15% Lecture Midterm 20% Lab Final 20% Lecture Final 25% Field Trip Participation 5%
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Field Trip: The Field Trip is scheduled for April 5 - 8 (Thursday
through Sunday). Make plans now so you won't have any excuses for not
attending. (No excuses will be accepted.) |
| IV. WEB PAGE
A Web site has been developed for this course. It includes course materials, including a copy of this syllabus, lecture notes, announcements from the instructor, and Internet links. The site can be found on the internet at: http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/eens212/ Be sure to check this web page regularly throughout the course for important announcements and updates. In addition PDF versions of the actual lectures will be posted on the Canvas site for this course as they become available. |
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Date |
Topic |
Readings |
| Jan 16 | Lecture: Textures & Structures of Igneous Rocks | H&O p. 181-197, 227-263 |
| Lab I: Textures of Igneous Rocks in Hand Specimen | H&O p. 185-197 | |
| Jan 23 | Lecture: Textures & Structures of
Igneous Rocks & General Classification of Igneous Rocks |
H&O p. 197-211 |
| Lab II: Textures of Igneous Rocks in Thin Section | WTG p. 53-67 | |
| Jan 25 | Lecture: Simple 1 & 2 Component Phase Diagrams | H&O p. 50-65 Lecture Notes |
| Lab III: Calculation of Norm & Classification of Igneous Rocks | Handout | |
| Jan 30 | Lecture: Ternary Phase Diagrams | Lecture Notes |
| Lab IV: Minerals in Igneous Rocks | Handout | |
| Feb 1 | Lecture: Ternary Phase Diagrams (cont.) | Lecture Notes |
| Lab V: Ternary Phase Diagrams | Handout | |
| Feb 6 | Lecture: The Interior of Earth and Formation of Magmas | H&O Ch. 1 & p. 212-216 |
| Lab V: Ternary Phase Diagrams (Cont.) | Handout | |
| Feb 8 | Lecture: Magmatic Differentiation | H&O 216-227 |
| Lab VI: Basalts & Gabbros in Hand Specimen & Thin Section | WTG p. 94-135 | |
| Feb 13 | MARDI GRAS - NO CLASS | |
| Feb 15 | Lecture: Magmatic Differentiation | H&O 216-227 |
| Lab VII: Variation Diagrams in Petrology | Handout | |
| Feb 20 | Lecture: Igneous Rocks of the Oceanic Lithosphere | H&O p. 264-268 |
| Lab VIII: Andesites & Diorites in Hand Specimen & Thin Section | WTG p. 137-158 | |
| Feb 22 | Lecture: Igneous Rocks of the Oceanic Lithosphere | H&O p. 264-268 |
| Lab IX: Trace Elements in Igneous Processes | Handout | |
| Feb 27 | Lecture: Igneous Rocks of Convergent Margins | H&O p. 268-278 |
| Lab X: Siliceous Rocks in Hand Specimen & Thin Section | WTG p.159-192 | |
| Mar 1 | Lecture: Igneous Rocks of Convergent Margins (cont.) and Igneous Rocks of the Continental Lithosphere | H&O p. 268-278 H&O p. 278-294 |
| Lab XI: Projected Phase Diagrams | Handout | |
| Mar 6 | Lecture: Igneous Rocks of the Continental Lithosphere (cont.) | H&O p. 278-294 |
| Lab XII: Ultrabasic & Alkaline Rocks in Hand Specimen & Thin Section | WTG p. 193-258 | |
| Mar 8 | Lecture: Pyroclastic Rocks | Lecture Notes H&O p. 249-262 |
| Lab XIII: Isotopes in Igneous Processes | Handout | |
| Mar 13 | Lecture: Types of Metamorphism | H&O Ch. 15 |
| Lab XIV: Pyroclastic Rocks | WTG p.260-274 | |
| Mar 15 | LECTURE MIDTERM EXAM | |
| No Lab | ||
| Mar 20 | Lecture: Metamorphic Rock Textures | H&O Ch. 16 & 17 |
| Lab - LABORATORY MIDTERM EXAM | ||
| Mar 22 | Lecture: Triangular Plots in Metamorphic Petrology | Lecture Notes H&O p. 526-530 |
| Lab: XV: Metamorphic Minerals & Textures | WTG p. 438-453 | |
| Mar 27-29 | Spring Break No Class | |
| Apr 3 | Lecture: Metamorphic Mineral Assemblages | H&O Ch. 18 |
| Lab XVI: Triangular Plots in Metamorphic Petrology | ||
| Apr 5 - 8 | Field Trip | |
| Apr 10 | Lecture: Metamorphic Mineral Assemblages & Thermodynamics & Metamorphic Reactions | Lecture Notes |
| Lab XVI: Triangular Plots in Metamorphic Petrology (cont.) | Handout | |
| Apr 12 | Lecture: Thermodynamics & Metamorphic Reactions | H&O Ch. 18 Lecture Notes |
| Lab XVII: Thermodynamics and Metamorphic Reactions | Lecture Notes Handout |
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| Apr 17 | Lecture: Metamorphic Reactions | H&O Ch. 18 Lecture Notes |
| Lab XVIII: Contact Metamorphic Rocks in Hand Specimen and Thin Section | WTG p. 476-499 | |
| Apr 19 |
Lecture: Metamorphic Reactions | Lecture Notes |
| Lab XIX & XX: Low - Medium Grade Metamorphic Rocks in Hand Spec. | WTG p. 514-546 | |
| Apr 24 | Lecture: Contact Metamorphism Regional Metamorphism |
H&O p. 450-452 Lecture Notes |
| Lab XXI & XXII: High Grade Metamorphic Rocks in Hand | WTG p. 514-546 | |
| Apr 26 | Regional Metamorphism | H&O Ch. 16 & 18 |
| Lab Catch up day | WTG p. 547-571 | |
| May 1 | Lecture: Radiometric Age Dating of Igneous & Metamorphic Rocks | H&O 64-74 Lecture Notes |
| Lab XXIII: Radiometric Age Dating of Igneous & Metamorphic Rocks | Handout | |
| May 6 | LECTURE FINAL EXAMINATION 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M | |
| May 9 | LAB FINAL EXAMINATION 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M | |
Learning Outcomes for this Course
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