Note that this schedule may be altered during the quarter.
| Week Number |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Friday |
| 1 |
|
3/31/09 |
4/1/09 |
4/3/09 |
| Lab 1: Review of Minerals, Igneous Textures & Classification |
Lecture 1: Organization and Introduction - Structure of the Earth |
Lecture 2: Magma properties |
| Read: Ch. 2 & 3, handouts |
Read: Chapter 1 |
Read: p. 54-56 |
| 2 |
4/6/09 |
4/7/09 |
4/8/09 |
4/10/09 |
| Lecture 3: Volcanic Structures |
Lab 2: Mantle Rocks and Layered Intrusions |
Lecture 4: Plutonic Structures |
Lecture 5: Phase Diagrams - Unary & binary syst. |
| Read: Sec 4.1 |
Read: Sec 10.1, Sec. 12.1 |
Read: Sec 4.2 |
Read: Ch. 6 |
| 3 |
4/13/09 |
4/14/09 |
4/15/09 |
4/17/09 |
| Lecture 6: Phase Diagrams - ternary diagrams |
Lab 3: Volcanic suites – mafic to felsic |
Lecture 7: Magma Series, magma classification |
Lecture 8: Petrology of the mantle; mantle melting |
| Read: Sec 7.1.1 |
Read: None |
Read: Ch. 8 |
Read: 10.1-10.3 |
| 4 |
4/20/09 |
4/21/09 |
4/22/09 |
4/24/09 |
| Lecture 9: Intro to magma differentiation |
Lab 4: M&M Magma chamber |
Lecture 10: Differentiation and layered mafic intrusions |
Lecture 11: Basalts: MORB, OIB, and CFBs (& other alphabet soup) |
| Read: Ch. 11 |
Read: Sec 11.2.1 |
Read: Ch. 12 |
Read: 13.1-13.3, 13.6, 14.1-14.2, 15.1-15.3.1, 15.5 |
| 5 |
4/27/09 |
4/28/09 |
4/29/09 |
5/1/09 |
| Lecture 12: Island arcs & continental arcs |
Lab 5: Tuolumne intrusive suite & Bishop Tuff |
Lecture 13: Granites & silicic volcanic rocks |
Lecture 14: Catch-up / review day |
| Read: 16.1-16.2, 16.4, 16.8-16.8.3, 17.1, 17.3-17.5 |
Read: None |
Read: Ch. 18 |
Read: None |
| 6 |
5/4/09 |
5/5/09 |
5/6/09 |
5/8/09 |
| Lecture 15: Lecture Exam 1 |
Lab 6: Review of metamorphic minerals, metamorphic textures |
Lecture 16: Introduction to metamorphism; metamorphic environments; P-T paths |
Lecture 17: Metamorphic Classification & Naming |
| Read: None |
Read: Ch. 22 & 23, handouts |
Read: Chapter 21 |
Read: Ch. 22, handouts |
| 7 |
5/11/09 |
5/12/09 |
5/13/09 |
5/15/09 |
| Lecture 18: Metamorphic textures |
Lab 7: GIS Exercise |
Lecture 19: Metamorphic phase diagrams |
Lecture 20: Metamorphic phase diagrams |
| Read: Ch. 23 |
Read: None (but Ch. 28 might be useful to skim) |
Read: Ch. 24 |
Read: Ch. 24 |
| 8 |
5/18/09 |
5/19/09 |
5/20/09 |
5/22/09 |
| Lecture 21: Metamorphic facies & metabasites |
Lab 8: Metabasites |
Lecture 22: Metamorphic facies & metabasites |
Lecture 23: Metamorphic reactions |
| Read: Ch. 25 |
Read: Ch. 25 |
Read: Ch. 25 |
Read: Ch. 26 |
| 9 |
5/25/09 |
5/26/09 |
5/27/09 |
5/29/09 |
| Lecture 24: HOLIDAY-Memorial Day |
Lab 9: Metapelites |
Lecture 25: Metapelites: Barrovian and Buchan |
Lecture 26: Metapelites: Barrovian and Buchan |
| Read: None |
Read: Ch. 28 |
Read: Ch. 28 |
Read: Ch. 28 |
| 10 |
6/1/09 |
6/2/09 |
6/3/09 |
6/5/09 |
| Lecture 27: Metacarbonates, metaultramafics |
Lab 10: Calc-silicates, marbles, ultramafics, quartzites, quartofeldspathics |
Lecture 28: Geothermobarometry |
Lecture 29: Geothermobarometry, Wrap-up & Evals |
| Read: Ch. 29 |
Read: Sec. 29.1, 29.2 |
Read: Ch. 27 |
Read: Ch. 27 |
| Finals |
Lecture Exam 2: Thursday 6/11 at 3:30-5:30; Lab Exam 2: Tuesday (untimed) |
