William Peck

Geology

Colgate University

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An Isograd and Mixed-Volatile Exercise Using Data from the Ubehebe Peak Contact Aureole part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
This is a problem set for an introductory or advanced petrology course. It uses field data to help teach the determination and balancing of mixed-volatile reactions and locating isograds in siliceous dolomites in a ...

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Freeze distillation of hard apple cider: A phase diagram demonstration part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
If you are lucky enough to teach Petrology in a part of the world with a cold winter, freeze distillation of hard apple cider works well as a class demonstration when the cider is frozen overnight outside. The slow ...

Field Guide to the Dutchess County, NY, Barrovian Sequence part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
This is a field guide used for a field trip to explore the Barrovian sequence in Dutchess County, NY.

Metastability during metamorphism (reading a metamorphic petrology paper from the literature) part of Petrology:Teaching Examples
I use this problem set as a way to introduce students (mostly sophomores) to reading a technical article from the literature. The paper is Austrheim, H, 1987, Eclogitization of lower crustal granulites by fluid ...

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Mineralogy, Petrology, Geochemistry Workshop 2011
August 2011

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Teaching Petrology
July 2003