Geology 2300: Basic Mineralogy and Petrology

Things to learn

Week 1 Jan 27	Introduction (Definitions)
	Physical Properties of Minerals Color
Week 2 Feb 4	Symmetry
	Crystal Systems, Forms
Week 3 Feb 11--a lot of stuff!	Chemical Principles/Bonding Solid Solution Download a Periodic Table
	PDFN Nomenclature Distribution of the Elements (Plotting of Mineral compositions)
	Polymorphism
Week 4 Feb 18	Native Metals/Oxides/Hydroxides/Sulfides
	Carbonates/Sulfates/Phosphates/Halides
Week 5 Feb 25	Classification of Silicates
	Nesosilicates/Sorosilicates
Week 6 Mar 4	Inosilicates/Cyclosilicates
	Phyllosilicates
	Tectosilicates
Week 6 Mar 11	Rocks: Igneous Rocks (lecture schedule for igneous rocks)
	Igneous Processes (What causes melting?)
	Igneous Processes (Viscosity)	Take Home
Break Week
Week 8 Mar 25 --catch up	Igneous Processes (Continental and Oceanic igneous rocks)
Week 9 April 1	Sedimentary Rocks- What to cover, importance, types, Walther's Law
	Sedimentary Rocks-weathering, Lithification ,Directional Indicators
Week 10 April 8	Sedimentary Rocks- Environments of Deposition, Definitions
Week 11 April 15	Metamorphism: Equilibrium, Contact Metamorphism
	Mineral Assemblages / Index Minerals/Metamorphic isograds
Week 12 April 22	Regional Metamorphism
	A review of all kinds of rocks
This leaves us two weeks to finish up everything

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