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 laboratory manual (textbook) listed near the bottom of this document.
- You must submit [1] the original paper lab-activity sheets on which you have recorded your answers (stapled together in order), and [2] a PDF file containing scans of the completed laboratory activities to your laboratory instructor before the end of your lab meeting.
- The end-of-lab quiz must be completed via the Canvas LMS within 6 hours after your laboratory meeting ends.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
Summary of Assigned Lab Activities for This Week: Activities 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5
Required Textbook 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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Contacting Your Teachers
How To Contact Professor Cronin
Professor Cronin is available to facilitate understanding of course material that you have been studying and to help you navigate around any temporary barriers to your learning.
email: Vince_Cronin@baylor.edu
mobile, for text or voice: listed on the "lecture"-course homepage on Canvas.
Only contact him on his mobile device between 8 AM and 8 PM Central Time, and only if it is an important question/issue related to this course.
How To Contact Your Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Lab Section B (Tues 2:40-4:35 PM): Sanjukta Dhar — email Sanjukta_Dhar1@baylor.edu
- Lab Section C (Tues 4:40-6:35 PM): Sanjukta Dhar — email Sanjukta_Dhar1@baylor.edu
- Lab Section D (Wed 12:20-2:15 PM): Toluwaleke Ajayi (AJ) — email toluwaleke_ajayi1@baylor.edu
- Lab Section E (Wed 2:30-4:25 PM): Toluwaleke Ajayi (AJ) — email toluwaleke_ajayi1@baylor.edu
- Lab Section J (Thurs 2:40-4:35 PM): Vinothan Sivapalan — email vinothan_sivapalan1@baylor.edu
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