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Note that this schedule may be altered during the quarter. Note also that there will likely be only a rough separation between lecture and laboratory material, and the amount of class time spent on lab (versus lecture) will vary over the course of the quarter (probably less lab time early in the quarter, more later on).
| Date | # | Lecture Topic | Lab Topic | Reading |
| (N=Nesse; P=Perkins; W=Winter) | ||||
| Wed, Jan 4 | 1 | Introduction, Organizational Items; Light: Particles, Waves, Rays, Refraction & Reflection, Becke Line, Relief | Intro to Microscope, Isotropics in thin section, Describing Minerals in Thin Section | |
| Fri, Jan 6 | 2 | Refractometry: Double Refraction | ||
| Mon, Jan 9 | 3 | Light and anisotropic minerals (pleochroism, retardation) | ||
| Wed, Jan 11 | 4 | Light and anisotropic minerals (interference), Birefringence-thickness-retardation, extinction, vibration directions, sign of elongation | Retardation, extinction, vibration directions, elongation | |
| Fri, Jan 13 | 5 | Uniaxial minerals, optics, optic sign, pleochroism | ||
| Mon, Jan 16 | Holiday: MLK Day | |||
| Wed, Jan 18 | 6 | Uniaxial indicatrix (terminology: XYZ, abc/a1a2a3, omega-epsilon-epsilon', alpha-beta-gamma), uniaxial conoscopy | ||
| Fri, Jan 20 | 7 | Uniaxial Interference Figures | Uniaxial mineral observations | |
| Mon, Jan 23 | 8 | Biaxial minerals, optics, optic sign, pleochroism, indicatrix, relation to crystal axes | ||
| Wed, Jan 25 | 9 | Biaxial interference figures | ||
| Fri, Jan 27 | 10 | Biaxial interference figures ctd. | Biaxial mineral observations | |
| Mon, Jan 30 | 11 | Dispersion | ||
| Wed, Feb 1 | 12 | Catch-up day/Review | ||
| Fri, Feb 3 | 13 | Midterm exam - covers through Dispersion | ||
| Mon, Feb 6 | 14 | Igneous Rocks: Feldspars | ||
| Wed, Feb 8 | 15 | Igneous Rocks: Other Minerals | ||
| Fri, Feb 10 | 16 | Igneous Rocks: Intrusive Textures | ||
| Mon, Feb 13 | 17 | Igneous Rocks: Extrusive Textures | ||
| Wed, Feb 15 | 18 | Sedimentary Rocks | ||
| Fri, Feb 17 | 19 | Metamorphic Rocks: Minerals | ||
| Mon, Feb 20 | Holiday: President's Day | |||
| Wed, Feb 22 | 20 | Metamorphic Rocks: Minerals | ||
| Fri, Feb 24 | 21 | Metamorphic Rocks: Textures | ||
| Mon, Feb 27 | 22 | Metamorphic Rocks: Textures | ||
| Wed, Mar 1 | 23 | Catch-up | ||
| Fri, Mar 3 | 24 | Catch-up | ||
| Mon, Mar 6 | 25 | Project Presentations & Reviewing | ||
| Wed, Mar 8 | 26 | Project Presentations & Reviewing | ||
| Lab Exam: start after class & turn in Thursday at noon | ||||
| Fri, Mar 10 | 27 | Wrap-up & Evaluations | ||
| Wed, Mar 15 | Final Exam 10:30-12:30 | |||