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SES #LECTURE TOPICSLAB TOPICSKEY DATES
Rock Forming Minerals (RFM)
1RFM I: Olivine and SpinelMicroscope Introduction
2RFM II: FeldsparsMinerals I
3RFM III: PyroxenesMinerals I
4RFM IV: PyribolesMinerals II
Thermodynamics
51-Energy Functions-E-S-V and G-T-P-XMinerals II
6P-T-X Phase Diagrams

Gibbs Phase Rule
Minerals III
72-Exchange Reactions and Equilibrium ConstantsTexturesProblem set 1: Exchange reactions
83-Earth's Outer Mantle - Phase Relations and Variation with Tectonic SettingMantle Rocks
Petrology
9Mantle Rock Types and Processes

Pyroxene Thermobarometry
Basalt
10Serpentine Stability - Recycling of Mantle

Origin of Mantle Rocks - Igneous vs. Metamorphic Processes
Lab Review
114-Melting and Crystallization Processes

T-X-X Phase Diagrams (3 Components) Freezing/Melting in Crust and Mantle
Lab Midterm ExamProblem set 2: Using phase diagrams
125-Basalts, Komatiites Rock Series Mantle Melting Processes
13Midterm Exam
146-Phase Equilibria: Silicate + H2O

Magma Generation in Subduction Zones
Calc-alkaline Rocks
157-Granitic Rocks and Crustal Magmatic ProcessesGranite
16Continental Crustal Igneous Rocks
17The Major Types of Sedimentary Rocks

Distribution of Sediments on the Earth's Surface
Sedimentary Rocks
18Metamorphic Petrology 1 - Metamorphic Processes, Contact, Regional, T and P VariationsMetamorphic Minerals
19Metamorphic Petrology 2 - Metamorphic Facies

Heat Flow and Heat Production in Crust
20Metamorphic Petrology 3 - Metamorphism of Pelitic Rocks Minerals and IsogradsMetamorphic Facies
21Metamorphic Petrology 4 - Pelites - The AKFM System Continuous and Discontinuous ReactionsPelitesProblem set 3: Garnet-biotite thermobarometry
22Metamorphic Petrology 5 - Metamorphism of Mafic Rocks, Metamorphism
23Greenschists, Blueschists and EclogitesLab Review
24Metamorphic Petrology 6 - Metamorphism of calc-silicatesLab Final Exam

 








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