Geology 202 Mineral chemistry and crystallography are explored through hand specimen identification, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometry, and phase diagrams. Emphasis is placed on mineral associations, and on the genesis of minerals in igneous and metamorphic rocks. Introduction to Mineralogy.
Most labs are due one week after they are assigned, at the beginning of the next lab.
A few labs might be completed during the lab period, but many will require additional work outside the scheduled lab. Late work, not approved, will be marked down one letter grade for every two days it is late. Many of the labs will involve collaboration. Collaboration is usually encouraged, for scientists seldom work alone. For most labs, however, I expect that the writing and final analysis will be your own.