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Petrology Home Page
http://minerva.union.edu/hollochk/c_petrology/
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This site is the home page for an igneous and metamorphic petrology class at Union College. Features on the page include slide shows, lab exercises, exam study guides, field trip information and photo galleries. Special topics featured on the site include New England igneous and metamorphic rocks, the Skaergaard intrusion, Norwegian eclogites, the Stillwater complex, and Icelandic volcanoes. There is a link to an Excel spreadsheet for calculating norms from igneous rock chemical analyses. There are also photomicrographs of igneous and metamorphic rocks in thin section. This resource is part of the Teaching Petrology collection. http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/petrology03/index.html
Intended for grade levels:
  • College (13-14)
  • College (15-16)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Lab activity
    • Course
    • Syllabus
  • Visual:
    • Photograph
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geochemistry
    • Geology
    • Mineralogy or petrology
Technical requirements:
Excel spreadsheet
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
All material found on the Union College Web Site is copyright to Union College and may not be reproduced without prior written authorization.
DLESE Catalog ID: SERC-NAGT-000-000-000-192
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Contact: Dr Kurt Hollocher
Geology Department