Educational Resources for Teaching Petrology
This collection of internet resources is intended to help faculty in teaching or designing petrology courses. Many of the resources are lecture notes or PowerPoint presentations that are illustrated with useful diagrams, graphs and figures. There are also course syllabi, petrology projects, and on-line galleries of photomicrographs.
Suggest a URL of an internet resource for this collection. These links may not necessarily have instructional activities associated with them, but they could support teaching of igneous and metamorphic petrology. Examples may include links to government agencies, professional societies, institutions, and include images, maps, databases, tools and reports.
Subject: Geoscience
Subject: Geology
Subject: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
- 10 matches General/Other
- Volcanology 5 matches
- Geochemistry 4 matches
- Igneous Processes 6 matches
- Igneous Associations and Tectonic Settings 2 matches
- Metamorphic Processes 5 matches
- Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria 1 match
- PTt Relationships 1 match
- Metamorphic Rock Suites and Facies 1 match
- Igneous Rocks 13 matches
- Metamorphic Rocks 5 matches
Geologic Setting
Tectonic Setting
Solid Earth Processes
Classes of Earth Materials
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The Rock Record and Time part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This collection of individual slides uses annotated diagrams, tables and photographs to provide an overview of topics related to geologic time. Created by Dr. Vincent J.M. Salters at Florida State ...
Status of Mineral Resource Information for the Crow Indian Reservation, Montana part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This US Department of Energy report provides information about the status of mineral resource information for the Crow Indian Reservation in south-central Montana. Information is included about the ...
Interactive Rock Cycle Animation part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This highly simplified Flash animation displays some of the most common rock-forming processes. Embedded animations include crystallization of magma to form igneous rock, rock erosion to create ...
Virtual Microscope for Earth Sciences part of SERC Web Resource Collection
The Virtual Microscope was developed for undergraduate teaching of petrology and geoscience at the Open University in the United Kingdom, allowing students to explore rock hand specimens and thin ...
Ti' Dine bitse' dadiniil': Field Guide to a Geologic Excursion in the Northeastern Navajo Nation part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This guidebook was used for the Western Slope Field Geologic Conference in 1992. The road log covers a portion of the Navajo Nation from Shiprock, New Mexico to Chinle, Arizona. The guidebook ...
Field Guide to Geologic Excursions in Southwest Montana part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This volume of field trips and road logs was published to accompany the Rocky Mountain section meeting of the Geological Society of America held in Bozeman, Montana. The field trips included in this ...
Montana High-Potassium Igneous Province part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This field trip guidebook was published as part of the 28th International Geological Congress and features six road logs to major and minor igneous centers in central Montana. This broad area has ...
Montana/Alberta Thrust Belt and Adjacent Foreland. Volume II: Road Logs, Presentation Abstracts, and Foothills Analyses part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This field trip guidebook was published as part of the 50th Anniversary field symposium of the Montana Geological Society. The volume features 18 abstracts, 5 road logs from the Great Falls area and ...
Roadside Geology of South Dakota part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This guidebook provides an overview of the geology of South Dakota. The book begins with an introduction to the basic geology of the state and then continues with explanations of geology and geologic ...
Geology and America's National Park Areas part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This book serves as an introduction to the geology of National Parks and park systems in the United States. An array of photographs, maps, stratigraphic columns, charts, illustrations, and graphs are ...
