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| Field Trip | |||
| Physical Properties | |||
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| Other Mineralogy Courses | |||
| Penny's Home |
| Tuesday | Jan. | 17 | Introduction (Definitions) | ||
| Thursday | Jan. | 19 | Physical Properties of Minerals Color | ||
| Tuesday | Jan. | 24 | Symmetry | ||
| Thursday | Jan. | 26 | Crystal Systems, Forms | ||
| Tuesday | Jan. | 31 | Chemical Principles/Bonding Download a Periodic Table |
Mineral Quiz 1 |
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| Thursday | Feb. | 2 | PDFN
Nomenclature Distribution of the Elements (Plotting of Mineral compositions) |
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| Tuesday | Feb. | 7 | Polymorphism | ||
| Thursday | Feb. | 9 | Native Metals/Oxides/Hydroxides/Sulfides | ||
| Tuesday | Feb. | 14 | Carbonates/Sulfates/Phosphates/Halides |
Mineral Quiz 2 |
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| Thursday | Feb. | 16 | Exam I | ||
| Tuesday | Feb. | 21 | Classification of Silicates | ||
| Thursday | Feb. | 23 | Nesosilicates/Sorosilicates | ||
| Tuesday | Feb. | 28 | Inosilicates/Cyclosilicates | ||
| Thursday | Mar. | 2 | Phyllosilicates |
Mineral Quiz 3 |
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| Tuesday | Mar. | 7 | Tectosilicates | ||
| Thursday | Mar. | 9 | Rocks: Igneous Rocks (lecture schedule for igneous rocks) | ||
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| Tuesday | Mar. | 21 | Igneous Processes (What causes melting?) | ||
| Thursday | Mar. | 23 | Igneous Processes (Viscosity) |
Mineral Quiz 4 |
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| Tuesday | Mar. | 28 | Igneous Processes (Continental and Oceanic igneous rocks) | ||
| Thursday | Mar. | 30 | Exam II | ||
| Tuesday | Apr. | 4 | Sedimentary Rocks-importance, types | ||
| Thursday | Apr. | 6 | Sedimentary Rocks-weathering | ||
| Tuesday | Apr. | 11 | Sedimentary Rocks- Environments of Deposition | ||
| Thursday | Apr. | 13 | Geology and Genesis of Iron Formation | ||
| Tuesday | Apr. | 18 | Field Trip to United Taconite It will leave at 8 a.m. and return about 1 p.m. | ||
| Thursday | Apr. | 20 | Sedimentary Rocks Continued | ||
| Sunday | Apr | 23 | Field trip around the Duluth area: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
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| Tuesday | Apr. | 25 | Metamorphism: Equilibrium, Contact Metamorphism | ||
| Thursday | Apr. | 27 | Mineral Assemblages / Index Minerals/Metamorphic isograds | ||
| Tuesday | May. | 2 | Regional Metamorphism | ||
| Thursday | May | 4 | Review | ||
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