GSC 424 - Igneous-Metamorphic Petrology - Spring 2008

                               (CRN 32809)

Instructor: David R. Jessey;  Office: 4-A404; Tel: 909-869-3457

Lecture: T-R 10:45-12:00 PM; Lab: M 3-9PM

Office Hours: M-W-F 10:45-11:35; T-R 12:00-12:50

Text: Winter, J.D., An Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

Date

Topic

Reading

April 1

Introduction

1

April 3

General Petrology & Petrography

2,3

April 8

Phase Diagrams

6,7

April 10

Major and Minor Element Chemistry

8,9

April 15

Magma Melting & Diversification

10,11

April 22

LMI’s and MORB’s

12,13

April 29

OIB’s and CFB’s

14,15

May 6-8

No Class –At GSA Rocky Mountain Meeting

 

May 13

Calc-Alkaline Volcanism & Granites/Alkaline Rocks

16,17,18,19

May 20

Intro to Metamorphism &Meta Rx Class.

21,22

May 27

Metamorphic Facies

24

June 3

Metamorphism of Mafic Igneous Rocks/Sedimentary Rocks

25

               GSC 424 and 425 grades are combined

  • Lab and Problem Sets - 25% (due date will be assigned – late labs will be penalized)
  • Mid-Term - 30%  (Date TBA)
  • Final - 35%  (Thursday, June 12 – 09:10-11:10)
  • Field Trip May 16-18 (tentative) Owens Valley 10%

Field Trip Schedule has not yet been finalized, but tentatively we will be camping at Red Rock Canyon State Park on May 16th and staying somewhere on the night of the 17th.  Other information will be supplied as it becomes available.