GEOL 5100

Seminar on the Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Duluth Complex and Related Rocks of Northeastern Minnesota

Syllabus (Word, pdf)

GEOL 5100 - Weekly Class Topics
Date           Topic                                                                                         Reading Assignment
1/23            Introduction, History of Geologic Studies (pwrpt)                         p. 21-35 (no rpt due)
1/30            Terminology, Nomenclature and Classification  (pwrpt)                 p. 5-18       
2/6              Tectonomagmatic Evolution of the Midcontinent Rift (pwrpt)       Vervoort et al., 2007/Miller & Vervoort, 1996
2/13            General Geology of the Duluth Complex (pwrpt)                          p. 106-119
2/20            Petrography of EGS, FS, and AS rock types                            Petrography Rpt I
2/27            Petrography of Layered Series intrusions                                 Petrography Rpt II
3/5              No class (PDAC mtg)                                 
3/12            Geology of the Beaver Bay Complex (pwrpt)                               p. 94-102, 144-154  
3/19            Spring Break                                                                                
3/26            Petrography of NSVG and BBC rocks                                     Petrography Rpt III
4/2              Petrology and PGE reef potential of the DLS (pwrpt)                  p. 119-139  
4/9              Cu-Ni-PGE Mineralization of the Duluth Complex                       p.35-44, 164-186
4/16            Reflected-light Petrography of Cu-Ni Sulfide Mineralization  Petrography Rpt IV
4/23            Intrusion Reports                                                                      
4/30            Intrusion Reports                                                                           
5/5-5/6        Duluth Complex field trip