Muscovite schist exposed in Central Park, Manhattan Island, New York City. Photo by Cindy Cronin.
Metamorphic Rocks 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 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
- 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.
Summary of Assigned Lab Activities for This Week: Activities 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5
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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