Syllabus for Geology 331
Fundamentals of Mineralogy and Petrology
MW45: WL339
Professor: Mark Feigenson
Office: WL 339b; Phone: 732-445-3149
Email: feigy@rci.rutgers.edu
1 Elements and the Periodic Table 2
2 Crystallization -
3 Crystal Classes 3
4 Hand Specimen Mineralogy 3
5 Optical Mineralogy 4
6 Atomic Structure 5
7 Mineral Groups 5
8 Mineral Groups 5
9 Igneous Petrology 8
10 Petrography and Classification 8
11 Phase Relations 7
12 Basalts and Peridotites 10,11
13 Trace Elements and Isotopes 10,11, Appen.3
14 Andesites, arc magmas 12
15 Metamorphic Petrology 15
Grading will be approx. 50% lecture, 50% laboratory (Godwin Mollel, instructor)
Two exams will be scheduled (no final exam in lecture); random quizzes and homework assignments may be given.
Text: Sen, Earth’s Materials: Minerals and Rocks (recommended); available at Amazon.com, or Perkins, Mineralogy (recommended), available at RU bookstore or on Amazon.
Lecture materials will be available online at: geology.rutgers.edu/~feigy