G225 - Earth Materials Syllabus - Fall 2018 Lecture Section 13736 11:15A-12:30P Tuesdays and Thursdays, Rm GY 214 Lab Section 13737 1:00P-03:00P Thursday, Room GY 245 Section 13738 4:00-6:00P Thursday, Room GY 245 Instructor: Dr. Edward M. Ripley Office: Geology 329, Phone: 855-1196 email: ripley@indiana.edu Associate Instructor: Josh Smith email: jms44@iu.edu website: http://www.indiana.edu/~g225 Date Subject Reading 8/21 Atomic structure - basic principles Chapters 1+4 8/23 The Periodic Table and atomic properties Chapter 4 Laboratory: Introduction to Earth Materials Chapters 2+3 8/28 Formation of ions; bonding; coordination polyhedra 8/30 Pauling’s Rules Laboratory: Atomic periodicity and atomic structure; Coordination 9/04 Silicate structures; crystal systems 9/06 Mineral compositions - representation Laboratory: Physical properties of minerals; non-silicate minerals Chapter 3 9/11 Lecture Examination #1 9/13 Introduction to Geologic Environments Chapter 2 Laboratory: Silicate minerals 9/18 Igneous processes: plate tectonics and magma origin Chapter 9 9/20 Igneous processes: compositions and compositional variations Laboratory: Mineralogy review; crystal systems; minerals in life Chapter 5 9/25 Igneous processes: crystallization of magma 9/27 Igneous processes: numerical simulation of fractional crystallization In-class exercise Laboratory: Mafic igneous rocks Chapter 10 10/02 Igneous processes: basalts
10/06 Igneous processes: subduction zones, water in magmas - andesites and granites Chapter 9 Laboratory: Silicic igneous rocks Chapter 10 10/09 Igneous processes: minerals and review Chapters 9+10 10/11 Lecture Examination #2 Laboratory Examination #1 10/16 Sedimentary processes: weathering - chemical and biological controls Chapter 12 10/18 Sedimentary processes: transport and deposition of detrital sediments Laboratory: Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks Chapter 13 10/23 Sedimentary processes: Compositional maturity of detrital sediments 10/25 Sedimentary processes: chemical and biologic controls on rock formation - carbonates, evaporites, banded iron formations Laboratory: Carbonates, Evaporites and BIF 10/30 Sedimentary processes: In-class exercise 11/01 Chemical sedimentary rocks Laboratory :Chemical weathering and hydrothermal minerals Chapter 16 11/06 Lecture Examination #3 11/08 Metamorphic processes: Causes and types of metamorphism Chapter 14 Laboratory: Metamorphism of shale Chapter 15 11/13 Metamorphic processes: textures and classification 11/15 Metamorphic reactions: In-class exercise 11/17-11/25 Laboratory: Metamorphism of basalt Thanksgiving Break 11/27 Surface processes: factors that control soil formation website 11/29 Surface processes: identifying soil types and features Laboratory Examination #2
Textbook is Earth Materials by C. Klein and A. Philpotts 12/04 Ore deposits - economic minerals Chapters 16+17 12/06 Plate tectonics and the rock cycle Laboratory: Liquid immiscibility and ore genesis 5/4 FINAL EXAM Tuesday Dec. 11th FROM 12:30 P.M. –2:30 P.M. Textbook is Earth Materials by C. Klein and A. Philpotts Introduction to Mineralogy and Petrology
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