EENS 2120 |
Spring Semester 2017 |
Petrology |
Instructor: Stephen A. Nelson |
Room 208 Blessey Hall |
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email: snelson@tulane.edu | Office Hours - By Appointment |
Laboratory Instructor: Molly Keogh email: mkeogh@tulane.edu
I. COURSE GOALS & OBJECTIVES Since Rocks are the basic building blocks of the Earth, this course is designed to give the student a fundamental background in rocks, necessary to understand the Earth. The student will learn the principles behind rock forming processes and will learn to examine rocks in hand specimen and thin section, both as a means of identifying and describing the rocks and as a means of extracting clues to formulate hypotheses about how the rocks formed in nature. II. TEXTBOOKS
An Introduction to the Rock Forming Minerals, 2nd Ed., by Deer, Howie & Zussman (DHZ)
Petrography, 2nd Edition by H. Williams, F.J. Turner, and C.M.
Gilbert: (WTG) |
III. COURSE GRADING The course grade will be determined on the basis of the number of points scored out of a possible 1000 points. These points will be apportioned as follows: |
Homework and Labs 15% Lab Midterm 15% Lecture Midterm 20% Lab Final 20% Lecture Final 25% Field Trip Participation 5%
Field Trip: The Field Trip is scheduled for April 6 -9 (Thursday
through Sunday). Make plans now so you won't have any excuses for not
attending. (No excuses will be accepted.) |
IV. WEB PAGE
A Web site has been developed for this course. It includes course materials, including a copy of this syllabus, lecture notes, announcements from the instructor, and Internet links. The site can be found on the internet at: http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/eens212/ Be sure to check this web page regularly throughout the course for important announcements and updates. In addition PDF versions of the actual lectures will be posted on the Blackboard site for this course as they become available. |
Date |
Topic |
Readings |
Jan 17 | Lecture: Textures & Structures of Igneous Rocks | H&O p. 181-197, 227-263 |
Lab I: Textures of Igneous Rocks in Hand Specimen | H&O p. 185-197 | |
Jan 19 | Lecture: Textures & Structures of
Igneous Rocks & General Classification of Igneous Rocks |
H&O p. 197-211 |
Lab II: Textures of Igneous Rocks in Thin Section | WTG p. 53-67 | |
Jan 24 | Lecture: Simple 1 & 2 Component Phase Diagrams | H&O p. 50-65 Lecture Notes |
Lab III: Calculation of Norm & Classification of Igneous Rocks | Handout | |
Jan 26 | Lecture: Ternary Phase Diagrams | Lecture Notes |
Lab IV: Minerals in Igneous Rocks | Handout | |
Jan 31 | Lecture: Ternary Phase Diagrams (cont.) | Lecture Notes |
Lab V: Ternary Phase Diagrams | Handout | |
Feb 2 | Lecture: The Interior of Earth and Formation of Magmas | H&O Ch. 1 & p. 212-216 |
Lab V: Ternary Phase Diagrams (Cont.) | Handout | |
Feb 7 | Lecture: Magmatic Differentiation | H&O 216-227 |
Lab VI: Basalts & Gabbros in Hand Specimen & Thin Section | WTG p. 94-135 | |
Feb 9 | Lecture: Magmatic Differentiation | H&O 216-227 |
Lab VII: Variation Diagrams in Petrology | Handout | |
Feb 14 | Lecture: Igneous Rocks of the Oceanic Lithosphere | H&O p. 264-268 |
Lab VIII: Andesites & Diorites in Hand Specimen & Thin Section | WTG p. 137-158 | |
Feb 16 | Lecture: Igneous Rocks of the Oceanic Lithosphere | H&O p. 264-268 |
Lab IX: Trace Elements in Igneous Processes | Handout | |
Feb 21 | Lecture: Igneous Rocks of Convergent Margins | H&O p. 268-278 |
Lab X: Siliceous Rocks in Hand Specimen & Thin Section | WTG p.159-192 | |
Feb 23 | Lecture: Igneous Rocks of Convergent Margins (cont.) and Igneous Rocks of the Continental Lithosphere | H&O p. 268-278 H&O p. 278-294 |
Lab XI: Projected Phase Diagrams | Handout | |
Feb 28 | Mardi Gras No Class | |
Mar 2 | Lecture: Igneous Rocks of the Continental Lithosphere (cont.) | H&O p. 278-294 |
Lab XII: Ultrabasic & Alkaline Rocks in Hand Specimen & Thin Section | WTG p. 193-258 | |
Mar 7 | Lecture: Pyroclastic Rocks | Lecture Notes H&O p. 249-262 |
Lab XIII: Isotopes in Igneous Processes | Handout | |
Mar 9 | Lecture: Types of Metamorphism | H&O Ch. 15 |
Lab XIV: Pyroclastic Rocks | WTG p.260-274 | |
Mar 14 | lECTURE MIDTERM EXAM | |
No Lab | ||
Mar 16 | Lecture: Metamorphic Rock Textures | H&O Ch. 16 & 17 |
Lab - LABORATORY MIDTERM EXAM | ||
Mar 21 | Lecture: Triangular Plots in Metamorphic Petrology | Lecture Notes H&O p. 526-530 |
Lab: XV: Metamorphic Minerals & Textures | WTG p. 438-453 | |
Mar 23 | Lecture: Metamorphic Mineral Assemblages | H&O Ch. 18 |
Lab XVI: Triangular Plots in Metamorphic Petrology | ||
Mar 28-30 | Spring Break No Class | |
Apr 4 | Lecture: Metamorphic Mineral Assemblages & Thermodynamics & Metamorphic Reactions | Lecture Notes |
Lab XVI: Triangular Plots in Metamorphic Petrology (cont.) | Handout | |
Apr 6-9 | Field Trip | |
Apr 11 | Lecture: Thermodynamics & Metamorphic Reactions | H&O Ch. 18 Lecture Notes |
Lab XVII: Thermodynamics and Metamorphic Reactions | Lecture Notes Handout |
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Apr 13 | Lecture: Metamorphic Reactions | H&O Ch. 18 Lecture Notes |
Lab XVIII: Contact Metamorphic Rocks in Hand Specimen and Thin Section | WTG p. 476-499 | |
Apr 18 |
Lecture: Metamorphic Reactions | Lecture Notes |
Lab XIX: Low - Medium Grade Metamorphic Rocks in Hand Spec. | WTG p. 514-546 | |
Apr 20 | Lecture: Contact Metamorphism | H&O p. 450-452 Lecture Notes |
Lab XX: Low to Medium Grade Metamorphic Rocks in Thin Section | WTG p. 514-546 | |
Apr 25 | Lecture: Regional Metamorphism | H&O Ch. 16 & 18 |
Lab XXI: High Grade Metamorphic Rocks in Hand Specimen | WTG p. 547-571 | |
Apr 27 | Lecture: Regional Metamorphism | H&O Ch. 16 & 18 |
Lab XXII: High Grade Metamorphic Rocks in Thin Section | WTG p. 547-571 | |
May 2 | Lecture: Radiometric Age Dating of Igneous & Metamorphic Rocks | H&O 64-74 Lecture Notes |
Lab XXIII: Radiometric Age Dating of Igneous & Metamorphic Rocks | Handout | |
May 7 | LECTURE FINAL EXAMINATION 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M | |
May10 | LAB FINAL EXAMINATION 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M |
Learning Outcomes for this Course
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