These lab exercise will be set up in room 251 Arms
You should download a copy of these lab handouts. They are
stored in MS Word v7.0a format.
Hand Specimen Labs
Turn in Dates are the days the labs must be turned in to the Prof.
Updated for 2011-2012
| Short Title | First Lab Day | Duration | Turn In Date | Quiz Due Date | |
| Lab 1 | Oxides | Sep 27 | 1 week | Oct 6 | Oct 6 |
| Lab 2 | Crystal systems | Oct 4 | 1 week | Oct 13 | no quiz |
| Lab 3 | Silicate I - overview | Oct 11 | 2 weeks | Oct 27 | Oct 27 |
| Lab 4 | Silicates II - specific systems | Oct 25 | 1 week | Nov 3 | No quiz |
| Lab 5 | X-ray lab X-ray patterns Unknown 1 Forsterite Unknown 2 Fayalite Unknown Olivine |
Nov 1 | 1 week | Nov 10 | no quiz |
| Lab 6 | Low temperature minerals I | Nov 8 | 1 week | Nov 17 | Nov 17 |
| Lab 7 | Silica polymorphs | Nov 15 | 1 week | Nov 22 | no quiz |
| Lab 8 | Low temperature minerals II | Nov 22 | 1 week | Dec 1 | Dec 1 |
| Lab 9 | Practice Identification Lab (optional) | Nov 29 | 1 week | - |
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After labs 1, 3, 4, and 6, there will be a closed book (and closed everything else) lab quiz on just the minerals covered in each individual lab. At the end of the term, there will be a final lab exam which will cover all the minerals studied during the term.