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Professor: Dr. Helen Lang
Office: 249 Brooks Hall
Office Hours: MW 1:30-3:30; or by appointment
Phone: (304)-293-5469
e-mail: hlang@wvu.edu
Teaching Assistant: John Tellers
Office: 236 Brooks Hall
Phone: (304)-293-5603 leave a message
e-mail: jtellers@mix.wvu.edu
Text: Petrology: Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic, 3nd Edition, by Blatt, Tracy & Owens, 2006
Field Trip:
There will be one REQUIRED two-day Field Trip to
the Baltimore area, on Saturday & Sunday, April 5,6, 2007.
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2007 Petrology Class at Cub Hill Road |
2008 Petrology Class at Sideling Hill |
GEOL 285 Lecture Class will meet at 9:30-10:20 MWF in G25 Brooks Hall
Attendance will be taken at each class and students will be expected to attend class and be on time. Each student is allowed to miss six scheduled classes, no questions asked. You will loose one percentage point off of your final grade for each absence beyond the six allowed absences.
The laboratory sections meet in 305 Brooks Hall
Lab 02: W 1430-1620
Lab 03: W 1230-1420
Grading
2 Midterm Exams (20% each) 40% Final Exam 25% Laboratory 25% Field Notebook and Problems 10%
Educational Goals:
1. To learn the distinctions among igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
2. To be able to describe, using the specialized geologic vocabulary, igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks including their mineralogy, texture and structure.
3. To be able to name and classify common igneours, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks based on currrently accepted schemes and criteria.
4. To gain an understanding of the processes of generation, migration, crystallization and differentiation of magmas that crystallize to form igneous rocks.
5. To be introduced to the variety of sedimentary rocks and the processes and environments in which sediments and sedimentary rocks form.
6. To be introduced to those mineralogical and textural chenges that occur in rocks as a result of changes in pressure, temperature, etc., and are called metamorphism.
West Virginia University is committed to social justice. The instructor of this course concurs with that commitment and expects to foster a nurturing learning environment based upon open communication, mutual respect and non-discrimination. Our University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, disability, veteran status, religion, sexual orientation, color or national origin. Any suggestions as to how to further such a positive and open environment in this class will be appreciated and given serious consideration.
If you are a person with a disability and anticipate needing any type of accommodation in order to participate in this class, please advise me and make appropriate arrangements with Disability Services (293-6700)
