Geol 2111: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

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Note: Labs are always due at the beginning of the next lab period unless otherwise specified.

• Lab 1 (Jan 29) - Igneous minerals and textures; Intro to petrology
• Lab 2 (Feb 5) - Plutonic rock textures, description, and classification
• Lab 3 (Feb 12) - Volcanic rock textures, description, and classification
• Lab 4 (Feb 19) - Pyroclastic rock textures, description, and classification
• Lab 5 (Feb 26) - Mafic/ultramafic rocks
• Lab 6 (Mar 4) - Granitoid rocks
• Lab 7 (Mar 25) - Metamorphic minerals and textures
• Lab 8 (Apr 1) - Metamorphic index minerals and facies
• Lab 9 (Apr 8) - Metamorphosed pelites
• Lab 10 (Apr 15) - Metamorphosed mafic rocks
• Lab 11 (Apr 22) - Metamorphosed carbonate and ultramafic rocks
• Lab 12 (Apr 29) - Quartzites and Dynamic metamorphism
• Lab 13 (May 6) - Lab final, What is it?