Minerals and Rocks - Geology 301: Spring 2007 Lab Syllabus and Exercises   < Lab topic and Link to PDF File Download Lab Date Due Date 1.    Introduction to Plate Tectonics, Minerals, and Rocks on the WWW 1/9-11 1/16-18 1a.  Wilson Cycle and a Plate Tectonic Rock Cycle 1/16-18 1/23-25 2.   Introduction to Crystallography, Appendix A: Introduction to Crystallography and Mineral Crystal Systems 1/23-25 1/30-2/1 3.  Determinative Mineralogy and Mineral Identification Lab: Native Elements - Sulfides Worksheet 1/30-2/1 2/6-8 4.  Mineral ID Lab: Oxides, Carbonates, and Evaporite Minerals Worksheet 2/6-8 2/13-15 5.   Mineral ID Lab: M&RCP, Ch. 7 The Rock Forming Silicate Minerals Worksheet 2/13-15 2/20 LAB EXAM 2/27-3/1  6.   Rock Identification Lab: Intrusive Igneous Rocks Worksheet 3/13-15 3/20-22 7.    Rock Identification Lab: Extrusive Igneous Rocks  Worksheet 3/20-22 3/27-29 8.     Rock Identification Lab: Sedimentary Rocks Worksheet 3/27-29 4/3-5 9:     Rock Identification Lab: Sedimentary Rocks II  Worksheet 4/3-5 4/10-12 10:   Rock Identification Lab: Metamorphic Rocks Worksheet 4/10-12 4/16 Rock Lab Exam 4/17-19