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This website features work from the completion of Phase 1 of the SCALES Project.

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Geology

  • Lab 2: Rock Identification

    This lab constitutes four parts. In the first three sessions, you will familiarize yourselves with the characteristics of – and learn to describe, identify and interpret – the three main types of rock: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic.

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  • Lab 1: Mineral Identification

    Although more than 2,000 different mineral species have been identified, only 25 or 30 are abundant constituents of rocks. The purpose of this exercise is to acquaint you with these common rock-forming minerals. The most diagnostic physical properties of these minerals are listed in the Mineral Identification Index.

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  • Exercise 1: Composition of the Mantle

    Calculate the composition of the Earth’s Mantle as estimated from the sun’s composition.

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