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.
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- Crystallography 5 matches
- Mineral Analysis 5 matches
- X-ray Techniques 1 match
- Optical Mineralogy 7 matches
- Physical Properties 10 matches
- Phase Equilibria/Thermodynamics 21 matches
- Environmental Mineralogy 2 matches
- Biomineralogy 1 match
- Systematic Mineralogy 4 matches
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37 matches General/OtherSubject: Geology Show all Subject: Geology
- Crystallography 5 matches
- Mineral Analysis 5 matches
- X-ray Techniques 1 match
- Optical Mineralogy 7 matches
- Physical Properties 10 matches
- Phase Equilibria/Thermodynamics 21 matches
- Environmental Mineralogy 2 matches
- Biomineralogy 1 match
- Systematic Mineralogy 4 matches
Geoscience > Geology > Mineralogy
37 matches General/OtherSubject: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology Show all Subject: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
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- Volcanology 10 matches
- Geochemistry 22 matches
- Igneous Processes 20 matches
- Igneous Associations and Tectonic Settings 12 matches
- Metamorphic Processes 10 matches
- Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria 21 matches
- PTt Relationships 5 matches
- Metamorphic Rock Suites and Facies 5 matches
- Igneous Rocks 10 matches
- Metamorphic Rocks 8 matches
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Cerritos College Earth Science On-Line Tutorial Center part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site feature on-line tutorials on a variety of topics including earth materials, earth processes, landform identification, topographic map reviews, earth science math review and more. Students ...
Mineralogy and Geochemistry: Mars Pathfinder Science Results part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This site from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center features a geochemical analysis of rocks and soils on the surface of Mars using the rover's Alpha Proton X-Ray Spectrometer. Interestingly, these ...
The Chemical Composition of Martian Soil and Rocks Returned by the Mobile Alpha Proton X-ray Spectrometer: Preliminary Results from the X-ray Mode part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This article presents the chemical composition of six soils and five rocks at the Ares Vallis landing site obtained by the alpha proton x-ray spectrometer on board the rover of the Mars Pathfinder ...
Magnetite morphology and life on Mars part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This National Academy of Sciences scholarly paper discusses the strongest line of evidence for past life on Mars based on NASA's David McKay's original claims of finding nanofossils on the ALH84001 ...
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 ...
Classification of Igneous Rocks part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This PowerPoint presentation is part of the Whitman College petrology course. The presentation covers classification of phaneritic igneous rocks, gabbroic rocks, ultramafic rocks, pyroclastic rocks ...
Phase Rule and Binary Systems part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This PowerPoint presentation is part of the Whitman College petrology course. The presentation covers the crystal behavior of melts through the phase rule, pressure/temperature diagrams, isobaric ...
Major Element Chemistry part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This PowerPoint presentation is part of the Whitman College petrology course. The presentation includes a diagram describing how modern spectrographic instruments sample emitted radiation and ...
Magma Generation part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This PowerPoint presentation is part of the Whitman College petrology course. The presentation covers the origin of basaltic magmas. Two types of basalt in ocean basins are compared (tholeiitic and ...
Granitoid Rocks part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This 16-slide PowerPoint presentation discusses the characteristics of granitoid rocks including geographic occurrence, rare earth elements, enclave characteristics, pressure-temperature conditions, ...
