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Acknowledgments
Lab Policies
What is Geology?
Why Study Earth?
What Do Geologists Do?
Lab 1 Exercises
2.1 Bonding and Lattices
2.2 Mineral Groups
Lab 2 Exercises
3.1 Silicate Mineral Groups
Lab 3 Exercises
4.1 Crystallization of Magma
4.2 Classification of Igneous Rocks
Lab 4 Exercises
5.1 Clastic Sedimentary Rocks
5.2 Chemical Sedimentary Rocks
5.3 Depositional Environments and Sedimentary Basins
Lab 5 Exercises
6.1 Metamorphism and Plate Tectonics
6.2 Classification of Metamorphic Rocks
6.3 The Rock Cycle
Lab 6 Exercises
7.1 The Geological Time Scale
7.2 Relative Dating Methods
Lab 7 Exercises
Getting Started in Google Earth Pro
Grid Systems and Coordinates
8.1 Stream Erosion and Deposition
8.2 Stream Types
8.3 What Makes a Map?
Lab 8 Exercises
9.3 Estimating Dip Direction from a Geological Map
9.2 Geological Maps
9.1 Introduction to Structural Geology
Lab 9 Exercises
10.1 Stress and Strain
10.2 Folding
10.3 Faulting
Lab 10 Exercises
Mineral Identification Tables
Rock Classification Tables
Appendix 1: List of Geologically Important Elements and the Periodic Table
Appendix 2: Block Models
Links for Print Edition
All mineral identification tables: © Siobhan McGoldrick. CC-BY-4.0.
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A Practical Guide to Introductory Geology (2021-2022 Edition) Copyright © 2021 by Benjamin Daniels is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.