Earth Materials (Geol 2110)
Dr. Susan Glasauer
Richards 06
Ext. 52453
Office hours: Monday
1-3
Textbook: Mineralogy, 2nd ed., Dexter Perkins
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Week |
Date |
Lecture |
Topic |
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1 |
Sept 14 |
1 |
Introduction/Background |
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Sept 16 |
2 |
Minerals – mineral chemistry |
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|
2 |
Sept 21 |
3 |
Minerals – silicate structures |
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Sept 23 |
4 |
Igneous Rocks |
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|
3 |
Sept 28 |
5 |
Igneous Rocks |
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Sept 30 |
6 |
Igneous Rocks |
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|
4 |
Oct 5 |
7 |
Igneous Rocks – Phase diagrams |
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Oct 7 |
8 |
Water chemistry |
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|
5 |
Oct 12 |
9 |
Weathering processes |
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Oct 14 |
10 |
Bancroft introduction and field trip preparation |
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6 |
Oct 19 |
11 |
Sedimentary Rocks |
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Oct 21 |
12 |
Sedimentary Rocks |
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|
7 |
Oct 26 |
13 |
Sedimentary Rocks |
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Oct 28 |
|
Midterm |
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|
8 |
Nov 2 |
14 |
Metamorphic Rocks |
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Nov 4 |
15 |
Metamorphic Rocks |
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|
9 |
Nov 9 |
16 |
Thermodynamics applied to rocks and minerals |
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Nov 11 |
17 |
Metamorphic rocks – phase diagrams |
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|
10 |
Nov 16 |
18 |
Crystallography |
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Nov 18 |
19 |
Ore deposits |
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|
11 |
Nov 23 |
20 |
Environmental mineralogy |
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Nov 25 |
21 |
Environmental mineralogy |
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|
12 |
Nov 30 |
22 |
Environmental mineralogy |
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Dec 2 |
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Review |
MARKS
Labs and assignments: 25%
Midterm: 20%
Final: 40%
Final lab exam: 15%
Field trip to
Bancroft: October 16-17 (one overnight, cost around $100)