Earth and Environmental Sciences 2120

PETROLOGY

Prof. Stephen A. Nelson

Spring Semester 2018

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January 5, 2018 - Guess what - they're back!  Yes, you will have to know the chemical formulae for the common minerals again this semester.  Just in case you forgot them over the last week, you can get a list by clicking HERE.  A link within the document will lead you to a PDF file geared for printing this list.

January 16, 2018 - After consultation with Prof. Dawers, I have changed the field trip dates to April 5 - 8. (One week earlier). The trip is still going to central Texas and is combined with the field trip for Structural Geology. The syllabus has been updated both on Canvas and on the course web page.

January 16, 2018 - Due to the Freeze day last week, I have had to revise the syllabus again.  The Syllabus link above takes you to the revised version of the syllabus.  I have also updated the syllabus version on Canvas. 

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Note:  Two versions of each set of lecture notes are shown in the table below.  The first is in html format, optimized for viewing on the Web at screen resolutions greater than 800x600.  You can print this version directly from your Web browser, but there is no guarantee that the pages will break where they are supposed to, since each person's browser can be set up differently (margins, fonts, font sizes, etc.). 

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Textures and Structures of Igneous Rocks*

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General Classification of Igneous Rocks*

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Simple 1 and 2 Component Phase Diagrams*

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Ternary Phase Diagrams*

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The Interior of Earth and Formation of Magmas*

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Magmatic Differentiation*

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Pyroclastic Rocks

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Regional Metamorphism*

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• The Geochemical Earth Reference Model (GERM)
  
• Michigan Technological University Volcanoes Page
  
• Cal State Longbeach Igneous Rocks Tour
  
• U. British Columbia Intro to Petrology
  
• U. North Carolina Atlas of Igneous & Metamorphic Rocks, Minerals, & Textures

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