GEOL-1040 – Physical Geology Laboratory

  1. General
    1. Course outline
    2. Lab schedule
    3. List of Minerals and Rocks
  2. Lab 1—Classification Systems
    1. What’s in a Name?
    2. Classification Systems Materials
  3. Lab 2—Physical Properties of Minerals
  4. Lab 3—Mineral Identification
    1. Mineral ID Sheet
  5. Lab 4—Mineral Identification (cont.)
  6. Lab 5—Rock Cycle, Igneous Rocks
    1. The Rock Cycle
    2. Bowen’s Reaction Series
    3. Igneous Rock Classification Chart
    4. Possible Igneous Rock Textures
    5. Porphyritic vs. porphyry
  7. Lab 6—Sedimentary Rocks
    1. The Rock Cycle
    2. Steps in Formation of Sedimentary Rocks
    3. Wentworth’s Particle Size Scale
    4. Sedimentary Rock Classification Chart
  8. Lab 7—Metamorphic Rocks and Review
    1.  The Rock Cycle
    2.  Objectives in Studying Metamorphic Rocks
    3.  Agents of Metamorphism
    4.  Changes Occurring during Metamorphism
    5.  Metamorphic Rock Classification Chart
  9. Lab 8—Exam
  10. Lab 9—Maps
    1. Conversions sheet
    2. What I should learn from doing this exercise
  11. Lab 10—Maps
    1. What I should learn from doing this exercise
    2. Practice contour maps
      1. PCM01
      2. PCM02
      3. PCM03
      4. PCM04
      5. PCM05
      6. PCM06
      7. PCM07
      8. PCM08
      9. PCM09
      10. PCM10
      11. PCM11
      12. PCM12
  12. Lab 11—Earthquakes
    1. Looking Where No Person has Seen.
    2. Hey, Mom.  Look, I’m a seismologist!
  13. Lab 12—Structural Geology
    1. Block diagram teams
    2. Block diagram instructions
    3. Block diagram examples
      1. BD01
      2. BD02
      3. BD03
      4. BD04
      5. BD05
      6. BD06
      7. BD07
      8. BD09
      9. BD10
      10. BD11
      11. BD12
      12. BD13
      13. BD14
      14. BD15
      15. BD16
      16. BD17
      17. BD18
      18. BD19
      19. BD20
      20. BD21
      21. BD22
      22. BD23
  14. Lab 13—Structural Geology
  15. Lab 14—Exam