Professor, Geology 
876 Natural Science Complex 
North Campus Office: NSC 717 
Email: mfs@geology.buffalo.edu 
Voice: 645-6800 ext. 3984 
Fax: 716-645-3999 
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  GLY306 Petrology
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Lecture Notes : Course Schedule for 2005
Important link for laboratory exercises: UNC PETROGRAPHY
Textbook: W =Winter, Introduction to Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
Alternative reading:  B = Best, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (not required)
Week Monday Wednesday
 Friday
Laboratory
Friday/Monday
 Reading
Jan 17 Holiday Opti. min., plag. comp. Minerals in thin section
Rock-forming Minerals
 W 1, 2
B 9
Jan 24 Magma  Ascent Granitoid Rocks Granites
 Granite 
 W 17,18
B 4, 14
Jan 31 Binary Systems Mafic Intrusions Eutectic/Peritectic
Gabbro
 W 6, 12
B 5
Feb 7 Basaltic Rocks, Trace Elements Ternary Systems
 Basalt
 W 6, 9, 10, 15
Feb14 Ternary Systems EXAM I Calc-alkaline Volcanic Rocks
 Andesite
W 7, 16, 17,  B 3
Feb 21 Isotopes Major  Elements Major  Elements
Pyroclastic
 W 8, 9
Feb 28 Melting Magmas
 Magma Diversification
 Igneous Rock Exam
 W 10, 11,  B 9
Mar 7 Subduction related  activity Subduction related  activity EXAM II
Regional Metamorphic
W 16 , 17
Mar 14 Spring break, no class Spring break, no class
Spring break, no class


Mar 21 Intro to Metamorphism
 Classification
Stress
 Types  of Metamorphism
 SEM exercise  
 W 21, 23, 28
Mar 28 Metamorphic Textures
Brett Burkett
 Metamorphic Textures
Brett Burkett
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Field Trip Rocks
 W 24, 25
B 10, 14
Apr 4 Phase Diagrams Chemo Diagrams
 Field Trip Rocks
W25, 26
B 14
Apr 11 EXAM III Metamorphism Stable Assemblages
Contact and Metasomatic
 W  29, 30, B 13
Apr 18 Archean Rocks Proterozoic Rocks
Anorthosites
Bancroft Trip
Map
no lab:
 Field trip to Canada
 W 20,
Apr25 Metamorphic Facies
 Mafic Metamorphics
Brett Burkett

 Regional Pelitic Rocks
Brett Burkett
Lab Final Exam
 W 20
B 14
May 2 Metasomatism
FINAL EXAM
May 5  3:30-6:30
NSC 850

W 23