Muscovite schist exposed in Central Park, Manhattan Island, New York City. Photo by Cindy Cronin.
Metamorphic Rocks
Assignments For This Topic...
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The reading assignments are in the required textbooks listed on the main course syllabus (https://croninprojects.org/Vince/Course/PhysGeol/Geo1405-Spring2021.html. A reminder about how to get to the eText is provided
HERE
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Read
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the study questions for this section, listed at
https://croninprojects.org/Vince/Course/PhysGeol/Geo1405-MetRox-Q.html
and keep them in mind as you read the following assignments. Most, if not all, of the answers will be in the reading assignments for this topic.
- View the video introducing the material in Chapter 7 of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual at https://goo.gl/KEp1Md
- View the pronunciation guide for geoscience terms used in Chapter 7 of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual at https://youtu.be/qavk7Pzv9pk
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View
a short video by Dave McConnell and friends — Metamorphic Rocks and Toast.
- Scan: Earth, chapter 8, section 8.1, What is Metamorphism? and section 8.2, What Drives Metamorphism?
- Read: Earth, chapter 8, section 8.6 Determining Metamorphic Environments, sub-section Using Index Minerals to Determine Metamorphic Grade. This will help you with Activity 7.2 in the Lab Manual.
- Read: Earth, chapter 8, section 8.3, Metamorphic Textures and section 8.4 Common Metamorphic Rocks. This will help you with Activities 7.3 and 7.4 in the Lab Manual.
- Read: Earth, chapter 8, section 8.5 Metamorphic Environments and section 8.6, Determining Metamorphic Environments. This will help you with Activity 7.5 in the Lab Manual.
- Complete the lab assignment as described below
Important Notes
- A video conference will begin at the starting time each week for the lab section in which you are a registered student. You can ask questions related to the lab assignments during the weekly video conference. Each weekly conference will be accessible via a Microsoft Teams channel associated with your lab section. You can learn how to access your Microsoft 365 subscription as a Baylor student via https://www.baylor.edu/its/index.php?id=871490.
- The completed laboratory activities assigned below must be submitted via the Canvas
learning management system (LMS) before 11:59 PM Central Time on the day after the day on which your laboratory section is scheduled to meet (e.g., due before Wednesday night at 11:59 PM for a lab scheduled on Tuesday). Instructions for submitting your lab work are provided HERE.
- The end-of-lab quiz must be completed via the Canvas LMS before 11:59 PM Central Time two days after the day on which your laboratory section is scheduled to meet (e.g., due before Thursday night at 11:59 PM for a lab scheduled on Tuesday).
Lab Assignment to be largely or entirely completed before your weekly lab meeting
- Scan: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 7, the following 3 sections — [1] Introduction, [2] The Metamorphic Environment, and [3] Grain-Scale Metamorphic Processes, pages 183-188.
- Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 7, section Some Important Minerals in Metamorphic Rock, pages 188-189.
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 7, Activity 7.2, Minerals in Metamorphic Rock, page 198. If you get stuck, contact your Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Dr. Cronin and they'll try to help you get unstuck. Submit a PDF of your completed activity sheet to the Metamorphic Rocks assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
- Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 7, section Metamorphic Rock Types Defined by Texture, pages 189-192, and section Classification Based on Composition or Context, pages 192-194.
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 7, Activity 7.3, Metamorphic Rock Analysis and Interpretation, pages 199-200. If you get stuck, contact your Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Dr. Cronin and they'll try to help you get unstuck. Submit a PDF of your completed activity sheet to the Metamorphic Rocks assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
- Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 7, section Description and Interpretation of Metamorphic Hand Specimens, p. 194-195.
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 7, Activity 7.4, Hand Sample Analysis, Classification, and Protolith, pages 201-203. If you get stuck, contact your Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Dr. Cronin and they'll try to help you get unstuck. Submit a PDF of your completed activity sheet to the Metamorphic Rocks assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
Identify these specimens, in the order given, on page 201 of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual:
Identify these specimens, in the order given, on page 202 of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual:
Identify these specimens, in the order given, on page 203 of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual:
- Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 7, section Local and Regional Metamorphism and Metamorphic Zones and Facies, page 196.
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 7, Activity 7.5, Metamorphic Grades and Facies, pages 205-206. If you get stuck, contact your Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or Dr. Cronin and they'll try to help you get unstuck. Submit a PDF of your completed activity sheet to the Metamorphic Rocks assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
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Complete the assigned work in Mastering Geology
Complete the Dyamic Study Module called
Metamorphic Rocks
and HW08 by going to
Mastering Geology
through the
Canvas
Learning Management System (LMS). A reminder about how to get to the Mastering Geology assignments is provided
HERE
Summary of Assigned Lab Activities for This Week: Activities 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5
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