Petrology of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks - GLY
4310C
Spring Term, 2019
Final Exan statistics are posted - best exam this semester
Lab Final Exam - Statistics are posted. Final grades have been posted to the server, and should be available on Thursday. Lab exams may be picked up at my office by May 10th, or in the Fall of 2019.
Course Administration
Homework
Exams
- Midterm 1 Key - Class average: 41.2/60, 68.8% needs improvement
- Midterm 2 Key - Class average: 43.2/60, 72.0% Better, but still needs improvement
- Final Examination Key - Class average: 66.8/88, 75.9% - Maybe the pop-quizzes helped a little - Exams will be returned on Tuesday, or may be picked up at my office
Pop-Quiz
- Pop-Quiz 1 Key - 04/04/19 Class average: 0.8/2.0
- Pop-Quiz 2 Key - 04/09/19 Class average: 0.9/2.0
- Pop-Quiz 3 Key - 04/11/19 Class average: 1.2/2.0
- Pop-Quiz 4 Key - 04/16/19 Class average: 1.1/2.0
- Pop-Quiz 1 Key - 04/18/19 Class average: 0.8/2.0 Average total points earned = 4.4/10 Exam average is now 74.1% (Midterms 1 + 2+ EC)
Laboratory
Laboratory Schedule -
Tuesday section
Laboratory Keys or Averages
Lab 1 Key - Class average: 17.1/20
Lab 2 Key - Class average 19.2/20
Lab 3 Key - Class average: 19.3/20
Lab Midterm 1 Key - Class average: 26.5 (88.2%) - Good!
Lab 4 - Class average: 19.2/20
Lab 5 - Class average: 18.2/20
Lab 6 - Class average: 18.8/20
Lab 7 - Class average: 19.9/20
Lab 8 - Class average: 19.6/20
Lab Midterm 2 Key - Class average: 32.8/50 (65.6%) - Both Hand Specimen and Thin Section work need improvement
Lab 9 - Class average: 19.4/20
Lab 10 - Class average: 19.6/20
Lab 11 - Class average: 19.7/20
Lab 12 - Class average: 19.8/20
Lab Final Key - Class average: 74.4%
Laboratory Hand Outs - May be downloaded and printed for use in lab (these are PDF files)
Lab 1 - Description
Lab 1 - Hand specimen
Lab 1 - Answer Form One copy will be provided in lab
Lab 2 - Description
Lab 2 - Hand specimen
Lab 2 - Answer form One copy will be provided in lab
Lab 3 - Description
Lab 3 - Hand specimen
Lab 3 - Answer form One copy will be provided in lab
Lab 4 - Description
Lab 4 - Specimen characteristics
Lab 5 - Description
Lab 5 - Specimen characteristics
Lab 6 - Description
Lab 6 - Specimen characteristics
Lab 7 - Description
Lab 7 - Specimen characteristics
Lab 8 - Description
Lab 8 - Specimen characteristics
Lab 9 - Description
Lab 9 - Specimen characteristics
Lab 10 - Description
Lab 10 - Specimen characteristics
Lab 11 - Description
Lab 11 - Specimen characteristics
Lab 12 - Description
Lab 12 - Specimen characteristics
Laboratory PowerPoint Supplements
Mineralogy Laboratory 11 - Twinning, Zoning, and Exsolution
Mineralogy Laboratory 12 - Pleochroism, Interference Colors, and Extinction Angles
Mineralogy Laboratory 13 - Uniaxial Interference Figures
Mineralogy Laboratory 14 - Biaxial Interference Figures
Lab 4 - Basalt, Diabse, Andesite, Dacite
Lab 5 - Rhyolite, Latite, Trachyte, Glassy
Lab_6_-_Tonalite,_Diorite,_Gabbro,_Norite,_and_Anorthosite
Lab
7 - Granite, Alkali Feldspar Granite, Granodiorite, Monzonite, and Quartz
Lab
8 - Syenite, Phonolite, Ijolite, Carbonatite, Ultramafic Rocks and Lamprophyre
Lab 9 - Slate, Phyllite, Greenstone, and Schist
Lab_10_-_Gneiss_and_Eclogite
Lab_11_-_Marble,_Quartzite,_and_Serpentinite
Lab 12 - Contact and
Dynamic Metamorphic Rocks
Lecture Presentations
All presentations are PowerPoint files. Please be aware that these presentations DO NOT contain all of the material presented in lecture, and viewing them is in no way a suitable alternative for coming to class.
* Presentation is preliminary - more material will be added
Additional Information Sources
Note: Links have not been checked because Link Evaluator is not compatible with current version of web browser. If you find a broken link, please let me know.
Constants
Crystallography
- Minerals,
Crystals and Their Systems An illustrated article by Charles Lewton-Brain
- Crystallography branch
of the Mineral
database. Written by David Barthelmy, the Mineral Database contains a
wealth of useful information. The crystallography page contains links to pages
on each of the 32 crystal classes, including Java Applet Crystal Models,
available in both mono and stereo views. You can manipulate the models, and add
Miller Indices of the crystal faces. Models may be viewed in motion or
stationary, and may be seen in several different visual formats.
- Making Matter: The
atomic structure of materials A site featuring VRML "3-D" graphics to show
and discuss the structures of many materials, including several different types
of minerals and mineralogically important structures. There are discussions of
close packing, packing of different size atoms, examples of octahedral and
tetrahedral holes in structures, etc. Many common mineral structures are
shown. The site is in France, and viewing the structures requires large
downloads and VRML capability in your browser. Best to visit this site when the
Internet isn't too busy.
- Mineral Structure
Database From the Mineralogical Society of America - under construction,
but useful
- Simple,
Common, and Interesting Molecules 3-D representations of a number
of molecules, including a selection of minerals.
Elements
Glossary
Journals
- American
Mineralogist Journal of the Mineralogical Society of America -
contents from
1916-present are on-line, with abstracts available in pdf format
Magazine
- Elements - An International Magazine of Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Petrology
Mineral Data
- Alphabetical
Mineral List A very comprehensive list of minerals, with more data than
most people will need.
- Athena
Mineral Databases A series of databases, including mineral lists, mineral
search, and mineral pictures. They are developing a search engine for mineral
locations, an unusual feature. WARNING: The site may be very slow.
- Mineral
Keys Trying to identify an unknown mineral? There are a variety of keys
based on physical and optical data available at this site.
- Mineral
Gallery Data on minerals by name, by class, and by groupings (birthstones,
gemstones, etc.). Produced by Amethyst Galleries, Inc., a commercial site ("The
First Internet Rock Shop!").
- The Mineral and Gemstone
Kingdom An excellent general reference site, with mineral data, photos,
etc. Financed by some banner advertising, but not enough to be offensive.
- Mineral
Structure database Joseph Smyth collection of mineral structures,
illustrated with drawings of many structures.
Mineral Images
Mineral Resources
Mineral Societies
Museums
- The Dynamic Earth - Uses the Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian for a multimedia presentation with several sections, including Gems and Minerals and Rocks and Mining
Optical Mineralogy
Phase Diagrams
Physical Properties
Symmetry
The following links have information and graphics which help to clarify
the concepts of symmetry
Questions or comments? mailto:warburto@fau.edu
Last updated: May 1, 2019