In-house Historical Geology lab manual now online. Labs have links to outside web resources. Overview of Labs Lab 1. Rocks and Minerals Introduces students with no prior geology to the major mineral and rock groups. Use Virtual Sand Collection on Web, Pasadena City College, California.
Students compare granite with granite saprolite.
Students study heavy mineral analyses and plot them using a spreadsheet program. Sedimentary Rocks Introduces textures and classification of various sedimentary rocks. Sedimentary Structures Introduces students to modern and ancient sedimentary structures, and the interpretation of depositional processes. Depositional Sedimentary Environments Introduces students to interpretation of environments using physical, chemical, and biological features in the rocks. Introduces students to statistical measures associated with studying sands and interpreting environments.