Spring, 2002
Craig Lundstrom
Course Objectives:
•To observe what kinds of igneous and metamorphic rocks exist in nature
•To learn to identify these rocks in hand samples and thin sections
•To learn how the compositions, textures, and structures
of these rocks are used to make inferences about the processes that formed
them
Course Organization:
Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30-9:50 am, 258 Natural History Building (NHB)
Lab sessions: Monday 1:00-3:50 in 109 NHB
Lecture schedule and links to lectures
Needed items: An introduction to
Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, J. Winter
Bring Optical Mineralogy by Nesse and a handlens to lab
Contact Info:
Office: 301 NHB
Phone: 244-6293; lab 333-4401
Home phone: 586-7687
Email: lundstro@uiuc.edu
Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00-11:00 am,
or preferably, by appointment
Laboratory Instructor: Jennie Jackson
Office: 121 NHB (lab) and 126 NHB (office)
Phone: 333-6379 (lab) and 244-7133 (office)
Email: jmjackso@students.uiuc.edu
Office hours: by appointment