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Geology 3041 - Fall 2008
 

		Instructor: Dr. Darrell Henry Office: 217 Howe-Russell Phone: 578-2693 E-mail: glhenr@lsu.edu Web site: www.geol.lsu.edu/henry/ Office hours: drop by
		TA: Matthew Huber Office: 152A Howe-Russell E-mail: mhuber5@lsu.edu Office hours: TBA	TA: Issaku Kohl Office: E318  Howe-Russell E-mail: ikohl1@lsu.edu Office hours: 10-12 am, Tuesday

Textbook: Winter, J. D. (2001) An introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

[last update: October 10, 2008]

LECTURE AND LAB SCHEDULE

All of the materials are graded. Posted on this link are the current scores (as of 12-12-08) If there are problems, contact Dr. Henry ASAP. The grades will be ultimately forwarded to the university on 12-15-08.

Part I: Igneous Petrology

Date	Lecture topic	Chapter reading	Lab topic and other course resources
Aug 25 (Mon)	Introduction to the course Student volcano presentations (Sept. 15 and 17)		Lab 1 (and Aug 27) - Petrography I (Theory and applications) Introduction to the BASC CxC lab
Aug 27 (Wed)	Fundamental concepts in igneous petrology	1	Useful web sites related to volcanism Volcanoworld MTU Volcano page USGS Volcanic Hazards page Smithsonian Global Volcanism page USGS photo glossary of volcanic terms
Sept 1 (Mon)	Labor Day Holiday		Library resources: Georef Web of Science
Sept 3 (Wed)	LSU closed due to Hurricane Gustav
Sept 3 (Wed)	Igneous structures and field relations	4	no lab this week
Sept 8 (Mon)	Igneous structures and field relations Igneous classifications	2	Lab 2 (and Sept 10) - Petrography II (Theory and applications) petrography template
Sept 10 (Wed)	Igneous textures lecture	3
Sept 15 (Mon)	The phase rule in simple and complex systems Useful  phase diagram demos Powerpoint demonstrations on use of phase diagrams (written by Ken Windom, Iowa State Univ.) Ab-An system, An-Di system, Fo-silica system, and An-Di-Fo system	6	Student volcano presentations (and Sept. 17) Talk evaluation form
Sept 17 (Wed)	The phase rule in simple and complex systems	7	Useful LSU writing and technical resources LSU Writing Center Computer Workshops (START)
Sept 22 (Mon)	Chemical petrology	8	Lab 4 -- Igneous classification, textures and petrographic data acquisition (and Sept 24) Introduction to the Pet Rock Project a semester-long project of petrologic research Guidelines and scoring of the Pet Rock Project
Sept 24 (Wed)	Chemical petrology	9
Sept 29 (Mon)	Generation of basaltic magmas	10,11	Lab 5 - Plutonic suite - group lab (and Oct 1)
Oct 1 (Wed)	Diversification of magmas	11
Oct 6 (Mon)	GSA meeting - Houston		Lab 6 - Igneous project  (individual) Taos Plateau project (and Oct 8) Taos Plateau views
Oct 8 (Wed)	GSA meeting - Houston
Oct 13 (Mon)	Layered mafic intrusives	12	Lab 6 - Igneous project  (individual) Taos Plateau project (and Oct 15) Taos Plateau views
Oct 15 (Wed)	Mid-ocean ridge volcanism Ocean intraplate volcanism	13, 14
Oct 17 (Fri)	Subduction-related activity: island arcs Subduction-related activity: continental arcs	16,17	(This is the Hurricane Gustav make-up day)
Oct 20 (Mon)	Continental flood basalt	15	Lab 6- Igneous project  (individual) Taos Plateau project (and Oct 22) Taos Plateau views
Oct 22 (Wed)	Granitoid rocks	18	powerpoints
Oct 27 (Mon)	Lecture Exam (Igneous Petrology)		Lab 7 - Metamorphic mafic rock suite labs - group lab (and Oct 29)

The grades will be based on performance on a combination of lab and homework exercises, the two lecture exams, public presentations and written project reports. Part of the grade of the individual will involve critiques of presentations of your peers. Evaluation forms will be provided and a summary of the results returned to the student presenter. For the Pet Rock Project there will be an opportunity to revise the presentation and written report prior to the final submissions. For group projects a grade will be given to the group; i.e. all members of that group will receive the same score for that project. The breakdown of weighting of scores are:

• Igneous lecture exam - 20%
• Metamorphic (igneous) lecture exam - 20%
• Igneous Project Report - 10%
• Metamorphic Project Report - 5%
• Pet Rock Presentation and Report - 20%
• Volcano presentations - 5%
• Group lab reports and individual homework - 20%

Geology 3041 has been certified as a communication-intensive course at LSU. For more information on the LSU Communication across the Curriculum (CxC) initiative, click on the CxC image below.

Darrell Henry is the Campanile Charities Professor of Geology and Geophysics at Louisiana State University whose research specialty is metamorphic petrology. Further details of his professional background are included in an accompanying vita or faculty profile.

To contact Darrell Henry call (225)-578-2693, fax (225)-578-2302 or e-mail dhenry@geol.lsu.edu . Address: Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.

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