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Note that this schedule may be altered during the quarter.
| Date | Lecture/Lab | Reading | |
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| Wed, Jan 7 | 1 | Organization and Introduction - Structure of the Earth | Chapter 1 |
| Thu, Jan 8 | Lab 1 | Review of Minerals, Igneous Textures & Classification | Chapter 3 |
| Fri, Jan 9 | 2 | Plate tectonic perspective | course web page |
| Mon, Jan 12 | 3 | Physical properties of magmas | handouts |
| Wed, Jan 14 | 4 | Modal classification of rocks | Chapter 2 & handouts |
| Thu, Jan 15 | Lab 2 | Mantle rocks & layered intrusions | Chapter 12 |
| Fri, Jan 16 | 5 | Chemical classification of rocks | Chapter 2 |
| Mon, Jan 19 | MLK Holiday | ||
| Wed, Jan 21 | 6 | Silicic rocks - explosive volcanism | Section 4.1 |
| Thu, Jan 22 | Lab 3 | Volcanic suites - mafic to felsic, Term Paper intro & outline due | |
| Fri, Jan 23 | 7 | Phase Diagrams - The phase rule, unary & binary systems | Chapter 6 |
| Mon, Jan 26 | 8 | Phase Diagrams - eutectics, peritectics | Chapter 6 |
| Wed, Jan 28 | 9 | Phase diagrams - solid solutions, ternary systems | Chapter 6-7 |
| Thu, Jan 29 | Lab 4 | Tuolumne intrusive suite & Bishop Tuff | |
| Fri, Jan 30 | 10 | Phase diagrams - ternary diagrams, ctd. | Chapter 7 |
| Mon, Feb 2 | 11 | Petrology of the mantle; mantle melting | Chapter 10 |
| Wed, Feb 4 | 12 | Magma evolution | Chapter 11 |
| Thu, Feb 5 | Lab exam 1 | ||
| Fri, Feb 6 | 13 | Basalts: MORB, OIB, and CFBs (& other alphabet soup) | Sections 13.1-13.4, skim 13.6, 14.1-14.3, skim 14.6, 15.1, 15.2.1, 15.2.2, 15.2.5, skim 15.4 |
| Mon, Feb 9 | 14 | Island arcs; Field trip writeup due | Chapter 16 |
| Wed, Feb 11 | 15 | Continental arcs | Chapter 17 |
| Thu, Feb 12 | Lab 5 | Introduction to metamorphic rocks | |
| Fri, Feb 13 | Lecture exam 1 | ||
| Mon, Feb 16 | President's Day Holiday | ||
| Wed, Feb 18 | 16 | Granitoids | Chapter 18 |
| Thu, Feb 19 | Lab 6 | Metamorphic textures, structures, protoliths | Chapters 21-23 |
| Fri, Feb 20 | 17 | Definition of metamorphic rock, agents of metamorphism | Chapter 21 |
| Mon, Feb 23 | 18 | Metamorphic classification | Chapter 22 |
| Wed, Feb 25 | 19 | Metamorphic Textures | Sections 23.1, 23.3, 23.3, 23.4.1, 23.4.2, 23.4.3, Table 23-1 |
| Thu, Feb 26 | Lab 7 | Metabasites | p. 445-446 |
| Fri, Feb 27 | 20 | Metamorphic facies, equilibrium & the phase rule, Complete term paper due | Chapter 24 |
| Sat, Feb 28 | Field Trip Date (all day) | ||
| Mon, Mar 1 | 21 | Graphical representation of metamorphic rocks | Chapter 24 |
| Wed, Mar 3 | 22 | Metamorphic facies & metabasites | Chapter 25 |
| Thu, Mar 4 | Lab 8 | Metapelites | Chapter 28 |
| Fri, Mar 5 | 23 | Metamorphic reactions | Chapter 26 |
| Sat, Mar 6 | Field Trip Date (in case of really bad weather on 2/28) | ||
| Mon, Mar 8 | 24 | Metapelites | Chapter 28 |
| Wed, Mar 10 | 25 | Marbles & Calc-silicates | Chapter 29 |
| Thu, Mar 11 | Lab Exam 2 | ||
| Fri, Mar 12 | 26 | Skarns | Chapter 30 |
| Mon, Mar 15 | 27 | Metamorphism & tectonics. Final draft of paper due | |
| Wed, Mar 17 | Lecture Final, 3:30-5:30 | ||