Iron-nickel meteorite displaying an "octahedrite" structure. The minerals form a Widmanstätten pattern that is characteristic of iron-mineral formation in an asteroid. Photo by Vince Cronin.
Assignment for the Minerals Lab
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Important Notes
- The reading assignments are in the required textbooks listed at the bottom of this document.
- 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 on the day after the day on which your laboratory section is scheduled to meet.
| Lab Section | Scheduled Meeting | Grad TA | GTA Email |
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| A | Tuesday starting at 12:30 PM CT | Zhao (Amanda) Wang | Zhao_Wang1(at)baylor.edu |
| B | Tuesday starting at 2:40 PM CT | Zhao (Amanda) Wang | Zhao_Wang1(at)baylor.edu |
| C | Tuesday starting at 4:40 PM CT | Sarah Kogler | Sarah_Kogler1(at)baylor.edu |
| D | Wednesday starting at 12:20 PM CT | Zequn Wu | Zequn_Wu1(at)baylor.edu |
| E | Wednesday starting at 2:30 PM CT | Zequn Wu | Zequn_Wu1(at)baylor.edu |
| F | Wednesday starting at 4:40 PM CT | Sarah Kogler | Sarah_Kogler1(at)baylor.edu |
| G | Thursday starting at 12:30 PM CT | Roy Bassoo | Roy_Bassoo1(at)baylor.edu |
| J | Thursday starting at 2:40 PM CT | Roy Bassoo | Roy_Bassoo1(at)baylor.edu |
Lab Assignment
- View the pre-lab video Mineral Properties, Identification, and Uses at
https://goo.gl/kKBN1l
- View the pronunciation guide for geoscience terms used in the relelvant chapter of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual at https://youtu.be/QbwO_4EaJJ8.
- Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 3, Sections What Are Minerals, How Are Minerals Classified, and What Are a Mineral's Chemical and Physical Properties?, and all of their subsections, Pages 63-76.
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, Activity 3.1 Mineral Luster, Diaphaneity, Streak, and Color, pages 89-90, and submit it to the Minerals assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, Activity 3.2 Mineral Shape, page 91, and submit it to the Minerals assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, Activity 3.3 Determining the Relative Hardness of a Mineral, ONLY part A, page 92, and submit it to the Minerals assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, Activity 3.4 Determining Specific Gravity, ONLY parts B, C, and D, page 94, and submit it to the Minerals assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
Note: The experiment video(s) you will need to complete Activity 3.4 parts C and D are as follows:
- Read: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, chapter 3, Section Identifying Minerals in Hand Specimens, pages 76-77
- Do: AGI/NAGT Lab Manual, Activity 3.5 Mineral analysis, Identification, and Uses, pages 95-98, and submit it to the Minerals assignment in Canvas — submission instructions HERE.
Use the tables and other information in Chapter 3 of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual to identify the following unknown minerals. Identify the first 10 minerals listed below, on the page specified and in the order that they are written. Then choose 5 more minerals from the last of the three lists of unknown specimens provided below.
Identify these specimens, in the order given, on page 95 of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual:
Identify these specimens, in the order given, on page 96 of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual:
Identify any 5 of the following specimens on page 97 of the AGI/NAGT Lab Manual:
Summary of Assigned Lab Activities for This Week: Activities 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5
Required Textbooks And Online Resources
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AGI/NAGT Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology, 12th edition (paper copy)
Print Lab Manual ISBN: 9780135836972
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Modified Mastering Geology with eText for Tarbuck et al., Earth 13th edition*
This version of Mastering Geology is used within the Canvas LMS.
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*Earth: An Introduction to Physical Geology, 13th Edition, 2020, by E.J. Tarbuck, F.K. Lutgens, and S. Linneman, with illustrations by D.G. Tasa: New York, Pearson Higher Education, 754 p.
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