Petrology Activities and Examples Collection
This is a collection of educational resources used in igneous and metamorphic petrology courses. The collection includes lab exercises, classroom activities, problem sets and more. The purpose of this collection is to allow for the sharing of materials within the community of petrology teachers.
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Subject: Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
- 2 matches General/Other
- Volcanology 22 matches
- Geochemistry 29 matches
- Igneous Processes 39 matches
- Igneous Associations and Tectonic Settings 12 matches
- Metamorphic Processes 17 matches
- Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria 46 matches
- PTt Relationships 21 matches
- Metamorphic Rock Suites and Facies 12 matches
- Igneous Rocks 3 matches
- Metamorphic Rocks 1 match
Results 1 - 10 of 83 matches
Iceland lavas lab part of Teaching Examples
The purpose of this exercise is to link volcanic rock petrology (hand samples and thin sections) with volcanic rock analytical data to hypothesize on crystal fractionation/accumulation control on ...
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Application of Sr Isotopic Data to Tuolumne Intrusive Series, Sierra Nevada, CA part of Teaching Examples
In this problem set students are given Rb/Sr and 87Sr/86Sr data for whole rock and mineral samples from three granitic intrusions in the Sierra Nevada. They use these data (in EXCEL) to calculate ...
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Variation Diagrams and the Evolution of Thingmuli Lavas, Iceland part of Teaching Examples
In this problem set students are provided with an EXCEL spreadsheet containing major element analyses of lavas frm Thingmuli Volcano in Iceland. They are asked to construct variation diagrams (Harker ...
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Mineral Compositions, Solid Solution, and Ternary Diagrams part of Teaching Examples
I use this homework problem to help the students learn about how one goes from an electron microprobe composition of a mineral to a structural formula for a mineral. It illustrates solid solution and ...
Extending Mineralogy by Electron Microprobe Analysis part of Teaching Examples
This lab is designed to be a highly interactive lab session for a petrology course, where instructors provide a minimal level of essential background and then the entire group works together to ...
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Using An M&M Magma Chamber To Illustrate Magmatic Differentiation part of Teaching Examples
Magmatic differentiation is an important concept in the geology curriculum. Students are generally introduced to magmatic differentiation in the introductory course, whereas the details are typically ...
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Zoned Plagioclase Exercise part of Teaching Examples
The purpose of this exercise is to: become familiar with the various types of zoning found to occur in plagioclase feldspars, be able to recognize and identify the various zoning types, and be able ...
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Constructing a two component phase diagram using experimental data in the hypothetical system A-B part of Teaching Examples
The purpose of this exercise is to give students the experience of constructing a hypothetical two component T-X phase diagram from "experimentally" obtained data and the kinds of data that ...
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Interpretation and Petrogenesis of Zoned Plagioclase part of Teaching Examples
The purpose of this exercise is to give students the experience of utilizing the two component solid solution phase diagram of albite-anorthite and applying this diagram to the interpretation and ...
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Magma Modification in the central Sierra Nevada Batholith part of Teaching Examples
This exercise is centered around a suite of rocks from the Sierra Nevada batholith. The activities are designed to give petrology students a capstone experience for the igneous portion of the ...
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