Physical Geology
Fall 2011 Lab Schedule

Subject to change at discretion of instructor.
All page assignments refer to Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology, edited by Richard M. Busch, 9th edition, Pearson Education, Inc., 2011.


Date
Lab Topic
Reading
Lab Exercises
Aug 23
No lab.
Aug 30
1. Topographic Maps I. Introduction and Part 9A
(Pages 195 - 212)
Activity 9.1
(Pages 219 - 221)

Sep 6
2. Topographic Maps II. Parts 9B through 9D
(Pages 212 - 216)
Activities 9.2 through 9.6
(Pages 222 -226)
You will be handed a map for Activity 9.5.
Sep 13
3. Minerals I. Introduction and Part 3A
(Pages 57 - 69)
Activities 3.1 through 3.3
(Pages 79 - 82)
Sep 20
4. Minerals II. Part 3B
(Page 78)
Activity 3.4
(Pages 83 - 88)
Sep 27
4. Minerals II (continued).

Oct 4
Mineral Identification Test.
5. Rock Cycle. Part 4A
(Pages 89 - 95).
Activity 4.1
(Pages 99 - 100).
Oct 11
No lab.
Oct 18
6. Igneous Rocks. Parts 5A and 5C
(Pages 104 - 110 and 114 - 116).
Activities 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 and 5.8
(Pages 120 - 122 and 126).
Oct 25
6. Igneous Rocks (continued). Part 5B
(Pages 110 - 113).
Activity 5.5
(Pages 123 - 124).

Nov 1
7. Sedimentary Rocks. Introduction, and Parts 6A and 6B
(Pages 127 - 136).
Activity 6.5
(Pages 147 - 150).
Nov 8
8. Metamorphic Rocks. Introduction and Part 7A
(Pages 155 - 164).
Activities 7.1 and 7.2
(Pages 167 - 172).
Nov 15
Rock Identification Test.
Nov 22
9. Geologic Structures and Maps I. Introduction, and Parts 10A and 10B
(Pages 227 - 237).
Activities 10.1, 10.5 and 10.6
(Pages 239 - 240 and 245 - 247).
Nov 29
10. Geologic Structures and Maps II. Activity 10.4
(Pages 243 - 244).

Monday, Dec 5
Smithsonian Field Trip Report due at 6pm.
Dec 6
No lab.
Dec 13
No lab.
Sunday, Dec 18
Lab grade calculated at 6pm.