Muscovite schist exposed in Central Park, Manhattan Island, New York City. Photo by Cindy Cronin.
Metamorphic Rocks
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Important Notes
- The reading assignments are in the required textbooks listed on the course homepage.
- Reminders about the "lecture"-related parts of this assignment
- The end-of-topic quiz will be available for you to take via the Canvas space associated with the "lecture" part of this course (202030 GEO 1405 01 - The Dynamic Earth) October 1-2 (hopefully).
- Reminders about the lab-related parts of this assignment
- The completed laboratory activities assigned below must be submitted via the Canvas
space associated with your lab section 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 space associated with your lab section before 11:59 PM Central Time on the day after the day on which your laboratory section is scheduled to meet.
- You can view the lab assignment alone at https://croninprojects.org/Vince/PhysGeoLab/MetRoxLab-F20.html
Assignment
- Read: the study questions for this topic, listed at https://croninprojects.org/Vince/Course/PhysGeol/Geo1405-MetRox-Q2020.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
-
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?
- 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: Earth, chapter 8, section 8.6 Determining Metamorphic Environments, sub-section Using Index Minerals to Determine Metamorphic Grade
- 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: Earth, chapter 8, section 8.3, Metamorphic Textures and section 8.4 Common Metamorphic Rocks
- 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: Earth, chapter 8, section 8.5 Metamorphic Environments and section 8.6, Determining Metamorphic Environments
- 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.
Mastering Geology Reminder
Before the deadline on October 9, complete the Dyamic Study Module called
Metamorphic Rocks
and HW08 by going to
Mastering Geology
through the
Canvas
space associated with this lecture section (202030 GEO 1405 01 - The Dynamic Earth)
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