EOSC 321: Laboratory Schedule 2011
Location: EOSC Main Room 201
Lab Times: Mondays 15.00-18.00 and Thursdays and Fridays 14.00-17.00
Teaching Assistants: Christine
Miller and Yvette Beausoleil (Rm 301)
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Week
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No Lab - Public Holiday |
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Week
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Review of optical properties of igneous minerals. Ultramafic Rocks |
Thin
sections of Reference Mineral Collection to be used throughout the course |
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Week
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Test on
ultramafic rocks. |
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Week
4 |
Test on mafic
plutonic rocks. |
Group homework assignment is due next
week. Download
Spreadsheet for Norm Calculations |
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Week
6 |
No Lab - Public Holiday |
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Week
7 |
Test on
intermediate volcanic rocks.
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Week
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Week
9 |
Test on felsic
plutonic rocks. |
Distribution
of samples for Group Lab projects on Tectonic Setting and Igneous Rock
Associations |
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Week
10 |
No Lab - Public Holiday |
You can wisely use your Lab time to look at thin sections for
the Group project |
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Week
11 |
Test on alkaline
rocks. |
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Week
12 |
Test on
kimberlites. Free time with TA
to work on Project thin sections and to prepare for exam |
Review
all course thin sections with your TA, or work in groups on the project |
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Week
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