Steven Dutch, Natural and Applied Sciences, University
of Wisconsin - Green Bay
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Text: Wenk & Bulakh, Minerals Access Class Notes
| Week | Lecture Topic | Lab Topic | Reading |
| Jan. 19-21 | What the Earth is Made of | No Lab | 1,34,35 |
| Jan. 24-28 | Introduction to Minerals | The Petrographic Microscope | 2,8,9,10,14,15 |
| Jan. 31-Feb. 4 | Crystallography | Crystal Models | 3,4 |
| Feb. 7-11 | Crystallography | Crystal Models | 5,6 |
| Feb. 14-18 | Exam I Monday
Feb. 14 Crystals and Light |
Polarized Light | 7-13 |
| Feb. 21-25 | Rock-forming Minerals | Pyroxenes, Amphiboles, Micas | 15,27,28 |
| Feb. 28- Mar. 4 | Rock-forming Minerals |
Quartz, Feldspars | 19,20,26 |
| Mar. 7-11 | Sedimentary Rocks Exam II Friday March 11 |
Carbonates, Sedimentary Rocks | 21,22,23,32 |
| Mar. 12-20 | Spring Break | ||
| Mar. 21-25 | Igneous Rocks | Major Igneous Minerals | 16,17,18 |
| Mar. 28-April 1 | Igneous Rocks | Igneous Rocks | 24,25,30,31 |
| April 4-8 | Phase Diagrams | Igneous Rocks | 17,18 |
| Apr. 11-15 | Metamorphic Rocks Exam III Monday April 9 |
Major Metamorphic Minerals | 16,17 |
| Apr. 18-22 | Metamorphic Rocks | Metamorphic Rocks | 26,28 |
| Apr. 25-29 | Metamorphic Phase Diagrams | Metamorphic Rocks | 33 |
| May 2-6 | Review | Lab Final |
Final, Monday, May 9, 1:00-3:00 PM.
Grading: Exams I - III 15% Each
Lab Final 20%
Final 25%
Notes 10%
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