Introductory Physical Geology Laboratory Kit and Manual

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This lab manual provides a complete kit for students to fulfill a college-level geology lab requirement. The lessons follow a sequence that progresses through the basics of plate tectonics, seismology, minerals and rocks, and geologic time. It concludes with overarching topics such as Earth’s major geologic features and economic geology resources.

Lesson 1 Plate Tectonics

Lesson 2 Minerals

Lesson 3 Igneous Rocks and Volcanism

Lesson 4 Sedimentary Rocks

Lesson 5 Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Lesson 6 Geologic Structures and Mountain Formation

Lesson 7 Earthquakes and Seismology

Lesson 8 Geologic Time

Lesson 9 Mass Wasting

Lesson 10 Topographic Maps

Lesson 11 Streams and Groundwater

Lesson 12 Glaciers

Lesson 13 Coastlines

Lesson 14 Petroleum Geology

COASTLINE COLLEGE
Kristin Quadracci

This lab manual provides a complete kit for students to fulfill a college-level geology lab requirement. The lessons follow a sequence that progresses through the basics of plate tectonics, seismology, minerals and rocks, and geologic time. It concludes with overarching topics such as Earth’s major geologic features and economic geology resources.

Lesson 1 Plate Tectonics

Lesson 2 Minerals

Lesson 3 Igneous Rocks and Volcanism

Lesson 4 Sedimentary Rocks

Lesson 5 Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks

Lesson 6 Geologic Structures and Mountain Formation

Lesson 7 Earthquakes and Seismology

Lesson 8 Geologic Time

Lesson 9 Mass Wasting

Lesson 10 Topographic Maps

Lesson 11 Streams and Groundwater

Lesson 12 Glaciers

Lesson 13 Coastlines

Lesson 14 Petroleum Geology

COASTLINE COLLEGE
Kristin Quadracci